Fundamentals of Ethics Quiz

Ethical Principles quiz

Ethical Principles quiz:

Ques. Ethics is concerned precisely with the __________ to decide the right/wrong in human conduct.
(a) will
(b) norms
(c) imagination
(d) laws

Ans. (b)

Ques. The view that moral development is directed towards a specific goal is ______.
(a) universalistic
(b) teleological
(c) legal
(d) all these

Ans. (b)

Ques. Desire and _________ are frequently used as synonymous.
(a) pleasure
(b) intention
(c) wish
(d) will

Ans. (c)

Ques. The subject matter of ethics is _____.
(a) human conduct
(b) ultimate truth
(c) knowledge
(d) reality

Ans. (a)

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Ques. ‘Character’ refers to the complete system constituted by the acts of _________ of a particular kind.
(a) wish
(b) desire
(c) intention
(d) will

Ans. (d)

Ques. All conduct either promotes or hinders the organism’s adaptation to the environment. This implies the ___________ theory of morality.
(a) hedonist
(b) evolutionary
(c) intuitionist
(d) none of these

Ans. (b)

Ques. A desire that continues to be effective can be termed a _____.
(a) will
(b) motive
(c) wish
(d) intention

Ans. (c)

Ques. A ______ action ‘tends to bring about what is good’.
(a) bad
(b) right
(c) wrong
(d) legal

Ans. (b)

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Ques. _____ induces us to act in a certain way.
(a) Wish
(b) Motive
(c) Will
(d) Desire

Ans. (b)

Ques. Ethics deals with the “____________ of human beings living in societies.”
(a) conduct
(b) duties
(c) rights
(d) desires

Ans. (a)

Ques. The term ‘ethics’ is derived from a/an __________ word.
(a) Latin
(b) Greek
(c) Spanish
(d) English

Ans. (b)

Ques. Butler’s term for intuitive moral faculty is _______.
(a) appetite
(b) desire
(c) purpose
(d) conscience

Ans. (d)

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Ques. Actions are right/wrong according to their intrinsic nature. This is the position of ___.
(a) Intuitionists
(b) Hedonists
(c) Utilitarians
(d) None of these

Ans. (a)

Ques. The right to ___ is the most fundamental right.
(a) property
(b) freedom
(c) education
(d) life

Ans. (d)

Ques. The ethics of ___ is precisely termed utilitarianism.
(a) Kant
(b) Spencer
(c) J. S. Mill
(d) T. H. Green

Ans. (c)

Ques. The motive of an action is a part of the ______.
(a) intention
(b) will
(c) wish
(d) none of these

Ans. (a)

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Ques. Ethics as a normative science deals with the __________ of human conduct.
(a) ideas
(b) standards
(c) betterment
(d) None of these

Ans. (b)

Ques. ____ may be outer or inner.
(a) Desire
(b) Wish
(c) Intention
(d) All these

Ans. (c)

Ques. ______ exactly correspond to character.
(a) Wish
(b) conduct
(c) Will
(d) Desire

Ans. (b)

Ques. Education is a practical means that corresponds to the _________ theory of punishment.
(a) Deterrent
(b) Retributive
(c) Reformative
(d) None of these

Ans. (c)

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Ques. Universalistic hedonism is also called _______.
(a) ethical
(b) psychological
(c) utilitarianism
(d) altruism

Ans. (c)

Ques. Pleasure/pain is the norm of moral evaluation in _______.
(a) Intuitionism
(b) Virtue ethics
(c) Hedonism
(d) All these

Ans. (c)

Ques. Human desire is _________ animal appetite.
(a) different from
(b) similar to
(c) the same as
(d) not distinguishable from

Ans. (a)

Ques. Avoiding injury either to oneself or to another’s physical well-being implies respect for _______.
(a) Life
(b) Character
(c) Freedom
(d) Property

Ans. (a)

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Ques. “The greatest happiness of the greatest number” is the dictum of ___ hedonism.
(a) egoistic
(b) psychological
(c) universalistic
(d) all these

Ans. (c)

Ques. Ethical hedonism is the view that human beings ___________ seek pleasure.
(a) always do
(b) ought to
(c) shall not
(d) ought not

Ans. (b)

Ques. If human actions are completely determined by _________, it is not free will.
(a) reason
(b) moral imperative
(c) circumstances
(d) All these

Ans. (c)

Ques. Respect for life corresponds to the right to _____.
(a) Property
(b) Freedom
(c) Education
(d) Life

Ans. (d)

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Ques. The deterrent theory of punishment is ______.
(a) preventive
(b) reformative
(c) educative
(d) none of these

Ans. (a)

Ques. The __________ word ‘mores’ is the root of the word ‘morality’.
(a) Greek
(b) English
(c) French
(d) Latin

Ans. (d)

Ques. ______ hedonism refers to the pleasure of each individual.
(a) Egoistic
(b) Psychological
(c) Universalistic
(d) none of these

Ans. (a)

Ques. _____ is a formed habit.
(a) Custom
(b) Desire
(c) Wish
(d) Character

Ans. (d)

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Ques. The Greek term from which ______ is derived means ‘custom’ or ‘habit’.
(a) morality
(b) psychology
(c) education
(d) ethics

Ans. (d)

Ques. Retributive theory of punishment involves _____.
(a) education
(b) reformation
(c) revenge
(d) conversion

Ans. (c)

Ques. ______ theory of punishment is more humanitarian.
(a) Retributive
(b) Reformative
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) neither (a) nor (b)

Ans. (b)

Ques. Psychological hedonism recognizes _____ as the object of desire.
(a) pleasure
(b) reason
(c) pain
(d) law

Ans. (a)

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Ques. According to hedonists, pleasure is the only thing that is _______.
(a) possible
(b) avoidable
(c) visible
(d) desirable

Ans. (d)

Ques. Perfection or self-realization is the ________ of moral evolution.
(a) beginning
(b) content
(c) law
(d) ideal

Ans. (d)

Ques. Rights and duties are the __________ constituents of the citizen’s life.
(a) opposite
(b) contradictory
(c) invalid
(d) complementary

Ans. (d)

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