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Question 1. In the article "Magnanimity and Integrity as Military Virtues," Robinson describes integrity as a virtue that

Has excesses like arrogance and deficiencies such as weakness of will
Has excesses like generosity and deficiencies such as weakness of will
Has excesses like arrogance and deficiencies such as weakness of pleasure
Has excesses like generosity and deficiencies such as weakness of pleasure

Question 2. According to Aristotle, we should begin ethical inquiry by specifying:

the ultimate aim of all that we do.
what our fundamental duties are.
what constraints on behavior it would be reasonable to agree to.
the will of God.

Question 3. According to the scene from The Bridge on the River Kwai, what is the ultimate reason Colonel Nicholson (Alec Guinness) insists that the soldiers work hard to build the best bridge possible:

Because it is an expression of the virtues of a soldier - like strength and dignity - even in captivity.
So that the British forces will be able to fight the Japanese more effectively.
Because the better the bridge, the more benefit they will receive and less punishment they will endure from their captors.
Because even in captivity, they know that God is watching them.

Question 4. In the article "Magnanimity and Integrity as Military Virtues," Robinson describes magnanimity and integrity as both primarily concerned with what?

Honor
Wealth
Courage
Generosity

Question 5. In the article "Magnanimity and Integrity as Military Virtues," Robinson agrees with Aquinas' idea that

Honor is unimportant
Honor is unrelated to integrity
Honor must be displayed in action
Honor is a subjective state of mind

Question 6. In what way would Thomas Hill's notion of "self-acceptance", as described in "Ideals of Human Excellence and Preserving Natural Environments", correspond to Aristotle's conception of eudaimonia?

They both are inherently immoral and contrary to virtue.
They both require the total rejection of standards outside the self.
They both have nothing to do with ethics.
They both involve acknowledging and respecting the kinds of creatures that we are.

Question 7. According to Aristotle, happiness is:

a life that is lived well.
satisfying as many desires and goals as possible.
pleasure and the absence of pain.
constant feelings of euphoric bliss and joy.

Question 8. In the article "Magnanimity and Integrity as Military Virtues," Robinson suggests that the more closely one associates with one's identity with a certain group, the more one will

Associate one's own honor with rejecting the honor of the group
Associate one's own honor with the honor of the group
Associate one's own honor with that of the enemy group
Associate one's own honor with the virtue of prudence

Question 9. Aristotle describes each virtue as:

a maximum of some character trait.
a minimum of some character trait.
an intermediate between excess and defect of some character trait.
none of the above

Question 10. Which of the following would be an idea shared both by the teacher (Kevin Kline) from the clip of The Emperor's Club, and by Aristotle?

If you act dishonestly, you are bound to eventually get caught, and that is why you should always be honest.
Cheating might lead to external success, but at the cost of internal failure.
If one exercises the virtues like honesty, one is bound to achieve greater wealth, success, and honor.
Watch what you say because you never know who might be listening.

Question 11. In The Emperor's Club, what best describes the teacher's (Kevin Kline) response to his student's (Emile Hirsch) admission of cheating?

He hugged him and thanked him for being honest.
He threatened to turn him in and have him punished.
d. He reminded him that it is against school policy to cheat, and thus that he erred by breaking the school's rules.
He challenged him to regard virtue and character as more important than success alone.

Question 12. Aristotle regards passions and feelings, such as anger, as:

capable of excess, defect, or the intermediate state characteristic of virtue.
good when directed by reason toward the right objects and the right amounts.
always either an excess or a defect in one's character.
Both (a) and (b).

Question 13. In Aristotle's view, how are the virtues acquired?

through abstract philosophical reflection.
through repetition of virtuous actions until they become habitual.
through genetics.
through reading a lot of self-help books.

Question 14. In "Ideals of Human Excellence and Preserving Natural Environments," Thomas Hill claims that a fruitful way to think about the badness of destroying the environment is:

To appeal to notions of the rights of plants, minerals, landscapes, etc.
To think about what kind of human would choose to destroy the earth.
To examine people's intuitions about whether it is right to harm the environment.
To examine the pleasures or pains that humans might experience as a consequence of treating the environment certain ways.

Question 15. Aristotle states that if we ask what the highest good is:

there is no agreement about the answer.
there is no objective answer to this question.
most people agree that it is wealth.
nearly everyone agrees that it is happiness.

Question 16. In the article "Magnanimity and Integrity as Military Virtues," Robinson describes "magnanimity" as the mean between the extremes of:

Vanity and pusillanimity
Vanity and vice
Generosity and selfishness
Generosity and greed

Question 17. According to "Ideals of Human Excellence and Preserving Natural Environments," Thomas Hill would claim that a failure to appreciate the aesthetic value of the environment

might indicate that the person simply has a different set of subjective tastes.
might indicate that one lacks a precise philosophical account of the beautiful.
might indicate an inability to appreciate the true value of things in general.
might indicate an inability to express proper self-deception.

Question 18. In the article "Magnanimity and Integrity as Military Virtues," Robinson argues that integrity should be regarded as:

An absolute value in the honor group
An absolute value only on the battlefield
An absolute value only for noncombatants
None of the above

Question 19. According to Thomas Hill's account of environmental ethics, a person might show a lack of virtue when they:

fail to find any aesthetic value in nature.
fail to realize that human needs and interests are worthless and unimportant.
fail to recognize the equal rights of nonsentient beings like plants and rocks.
All of the above.

Question 20. Aristotle conceives of a virtue as:

a rule that tells you what the right action is.
a positive self-image.
a state of character that enables practically wise choices.
conformity to society's standards.