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Question 1 : According to Robinson's article "Magnanimity and Integrity as Military Virtues", a person who has integrity is someone who:

Does what is right, even when it is disapproved of by others

Does what is right, only if it is approved of by others

Does what is right, only when commanded to do so

Does what is right, unless they are commanded to do otherwise

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 : 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 4 : 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.

Question 5 : 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 6 : 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 7 : 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 8  : 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 9 : 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 10 : 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 11 : In the article "Magnanimity and Integrity as Military Virtues," Robinson argues that honor can:

Encourage restraint in warfare

Encourage heroism in warfare

Encourage abuse in warfare

All of the above

Question 12 : 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 13 : 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 14 : 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 15 : 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 16 : 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 17 : 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 18 : What would best express Colonel Nicholson's (Alec Guinness) view regarding what makes a good soldier, as expressed in the The Bridge on the River Kwai clip?

The virtues of a good soldier are consistent no matter the circumstance.

A good solider acts virtuously even when it may not directly benefit himself and his country.

The good soldier maintains his or her integrity even if the enemy does not.

All of the above.

Question 19 : 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 20 : 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