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HU245 Ethics

Unit 8 Quiz   

Question 1Lies of commission involve leaving out vital information.

                True

                False

Question 2Kant would argue that we cannot universalize stealing, cheating, lying and breaking promises.

                True

                False

Question 3          What philosopher believed that lying and cheating were always wrong?

John Stuart Mill

Jeremy Bentham

Augustine

Ross

Question 4          “I know lying is bad but I just felt like it.” Who might say such a thing?

Consequentialists

Hippies

Act utilitarians

Act nonconsequentialists

Question 5          A major argument in favor of lying is ________________________.

that companies would go out of business

that politicians would lose all credibility.

the defense of the innocent

relationships would collapse

Question 6          People ought to cheat because the world is “dog eat dog.” This is an example of __________.

deriving an ought from an is

moral honesty and truthfulness

male pseudo logic

what the world is like

Question 7          Breaking a promise is acceptable to me on those occasions when I stand to benefit. This is a(n) __________ argument.

Deontological

Utilitarian

Retributivist

Egoistic

Question 8          The moderate position on lying entails

telling lies as much as you can get away with.

never telling even a “little white one.”

trying to tell the truth as much as possible.

telling the truth when it suits.

Question 9          Kant would say that breaking a promise is never justified.

                True

                False

Question 10        Stealing is acceptable on some consequentialist arguments.

                True

                False