Question 1

You are an act utilitarian if you believe that

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A)  an act is wrong if it is culturally unacceptable.
B)  an act should be performed if it brings about the best consequences for everyone affected.
C)  an act should not be performed if there is a clear conflict of interest.
D)  an act should be performed if you benefit from it. B

Question 2

The problem with egoistic theories is that what they claim ought to be advocated cannot be stated since to do so would undermine the major principle of egoism: self-interest.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

One of the main difficulties of consequentialist theories is that

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A)  they are based solely on our duties at the time.
B)  it is very difficult to discover and determine all possible consequences.
C)  they emphasize the person or character at the expense of action.
D)  they are based exclusively on our selfish interests.

Question 4

The problem with utilitarians is that they are too focused on the minority.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Consequentialists believe that the central part of moral action is

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A)  the self.
B)  the virtues.
C)  the other.
D)  the consequences.

Question 6

Carol Gilligan suggests that a basis for morality must include

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A)  care.
B)  consequences.
C)  the moral law.
D)  virtue.

Question 7

Who argued that an action is right if it helps in "bringing about a desirable or good end"?

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A)  The deontologists
B)  The ethical egoists
C)  The Mormons
D)  The utilitarians

Question 8

Utilitarianism was developed in its modern form by the British philosophers John Stuart Mill and Jeremy Bentham.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Who said that the self-interests of rational human beings would never conflict?

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A)  Albert Einstein
B)  Bertrand Russell
C)  Ayn Rand
D)  Edward Teller

Question 10

Gilligan's "Care Ethics" argues for a balance between the principles of care and justice.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 11

Utilitarianism is an egoistic theory.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

So called "feminist ethics" involves the belief that

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A)  men are more mature morally.
B)  women are more mature morally.
C)  women think about ethics differently than men.
D)  men are from Mars, women are from Venus.

Question 13

The distinction between psychological egoism and ethical egoism is that one is true and the other is false.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Lawrence Kohlberg believed that women and men were equal in moral reasoning.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Rule utilitarians think that

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A)  everyone should act only on universal exceptionless rules.
B)  everyone should act only according to the rule "the end does not justify the means."
C)  everyone should act according to the rule that brings about the most good for all.
D)  everyone should act according to the rule that is in their self-interest.

Question 16

All human beings should act in their own self-interest according to the

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A)  universal ethical egoist.
B)  psychological egoist.
C)  personal ethical egoist.
D)  individual ethical egoist.

Question 17

If you are a psychological egoist you believe

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A)  that people should help others.
B)  that people ought to help animals.
C)  that people always or often do help themselves.
D)  that people should or ought to help themselves.

Question 18

All utilitarians agree "the end justifies the means."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The two major views in the history of ethics are consequentialism and nonconsequentialism.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 20

Many philosophers believe that there is no connection between the way people do act and the way they ought to act.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: Consequentialist Teleologicaltheories of Morality

You are an act utilitarian if you believe that

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The problem with egoistic theories is that what they claim ought to be advocated cannot be stated since to do so would undermine the major principle of egoism: self-interest.

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One of the main difficulties of consequentialist theories is that

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The problem with utilitarians is that they are too focused on the minority.

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Consequentialists believe that the central part of moral action is

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Carol Gilligan suggests that a basis for morality must include

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Who argued that an action is right if it helps in "bringing about a desirable or good end"?

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Utilitarianism was developed in its modern form by the British philosophers John Stuart Mill and Jeremy Bentham.

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Who said that the self-interests of rational human beings would never conflict?

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Gilligan's "Care Ethics" argues for a balance between the principles of care and justice.

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Utilitarianism is an egoistic theory.

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So called "feminist ethics" involves the belief that

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The distinction between psychological egoism and ethical egoism is that one is true and the other is false.

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Lawrence Kohlberg believed that women and men were equal in moral reasoning.

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Rule utilitarians think that

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All human beings should act in their own self-interest according to the

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If you are a psychological egoist you believe

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All utilitarians agree "the end justifies the means."

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The two major views in the history of ethics are consequentialism and nonconsequentialism.

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Many philosophers believe that there is no connection between the way people do act and the way they ought to act.

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