Reference no: EM13519522

1. Machiavelli and Nietzsche would have agreed that:

a. both
b. the ruler should be above the law
c. the right to rule is based on will to power

2. Martin Luther's Two-Kingdom Theory proposes:

a. a separation of Church and State
b. cooperation between the Church and State
c. rebellion against Catholic rulers

3. Plato and Aristotle disagreed on all but:

a. the necessity of a virtuous Ruler
b. moral absolutism
c. how to achieve happiness

4. Plato's view of "the good life" involves:

a. eudaimonism
b. philosophical contemplation of the Forms
c. observing one's religion

5. Rand is associated with the following ethical approaches:

a. Objectivism
b. Eudaimonism
c. Hedonism

6. Schopenhauer and Adam Smith agree that:

a. citizens are right so seek comfort in wealth
b. feeling another's hurt (sympathy) means trying to relieve the pain.
c. the State should have great power to regulate citizens' lives

7. The earliest human communities derived their ideas of right and wrong:

a. from sacred texts
b. from observing patterns in nature
c. from communication with angels

8. The East and West understand Aristotle's writing differently because:

a. the West didn't have any of Aristotle's writings
b. his writings were in Greek, the language of the Eastern Church
c. Eastern societies didn't have his books

9. The Justinian Code (550-520 AD) set an ethical benchmark for:

a. treatment of slaves
b. recognition of women's rights
c. both

10. Throughout history, Ethics has addressed the relationship between:

a. human nature and moral choices
b. human nature and the environment
c. humans and the world of Ideas