Question 1

Which of the following was not mentioned by MacKinnon as an example of the focus of virtue ethics?

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A)   How to treat ones co-workers
B)   How honest one should be
C)   How to pick a side in the debate of a major social issue
D)   What is fair in a particular situation C

Question 2

Virtues are positive traits of character.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which virtue does Philippa Foot identify as benefiting community rather than self?

Accepted Answer

A)   Temperance
B)   Charity
C)   Wisdom
D)   Courage

Question 4

Which of the following does the MacKinnon include in the female ethical perspective?

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A)   Personal, public, fair
B)   Personal, partial, concrete
C)   Responsibility, individual, impartial
D)   Universal, fair, private

Question 5

Virtue ethics emphasizes how we should determine what is the right thing to do.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What did Aristotle mean when he said that virtue was an excellence of some sort?

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Question 7

The virtue of courage should enable one to face danger.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to Aristotle the good is

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A)   The end to which all things aim
B)   The best option available
C)   That which gives the best consequence
D)   That which makes one happy

Question 9

Impartiality is thought of as a stereotypical masculine trait.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Pride is the virtue between ______ and _________

Accepted Answer

A)   Humility and vanity
B)   Humility and arrogance
C)   Vanity and meekness
D)   Meekness and arrogance

Question 11

Men's sense of virtue is thought to emphasize

Accepted Answer

A)   Responsibility over rights
B)   Intention over consequence
C)   Justice over relationship
D)   Solidarity over compassion C

Question 12

According to the text, in the USA to say we value courage, patriotism, and loyalty would suggest we are

Accepted Answer

A)   A society willing to stand for what we believe
B)   A warlike society
C)   A just society
D)   A prosperous society

Question 13

The opposite of virtue is weakness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

According to Philippa Foot a virtue is a perfection of

Accepted Answer

A)   Mind
B)   Action
C)   Reasoning
D)   Will

Question 15

Virtue Ethics helps us determine

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A)   Whether an action is moral
B)   Whether a form of ethical reasoning is virtuous
C)   How to calculate between consequential and nonconsequential reasoning
D)   How we ought to be D

Question 16

How are virtues related to everyday life?

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Question 17

How could a particular society play a role in what was considered a virtue?

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What did Aristotle mean when he said that virtue was an excellence of some sort?

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The virtue of courage should enable one to face danger.

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