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1. What is the name for any moral theory which that right actions are those which produce the best possible outcomes or effects?

A. care-based

B. consequentialist

C. deontological

D. virtue-based

2. What is the best characterization of the following moral claim?

"It is wrong to lie. In fact, it is wrong to lie no matter what the consequences of lying might be, because lying itself is wrong."

A. consequentialist

B. act-utilitarian

C. deontological

D. rule-utilitarian

3. According to utilitarianism, I ought to do whatever maximizes my own individual happiness or pleasure.

True

False

4. Which of the following is an example of a categorical imperative?

A. "Break a promise when it is convenient to do so."

B. "If you want people to believe you, then you should keep your promises."

C. "Keep your promises."

D. "Keep your promises so that others will keep their promises to you."

5. The following claim is most closely associated with which major moral theory?

"People must never be treated as if they were mere instruments for achieving some further end, for people are ends in themselves, possessors of ultimate inherent worth. So we should treat both ourselves and other persons with the respect that all inherently valuable beings deserve."

A. none of these]

B. Kantian Ethics

C. Natural Law Theory

D. Virtue Ethics

E. Utilitarianism

6. Virtue ethics, unlike most moral theories, is a theory of obligation. This means that it emphasizes the rightness of actions and the duties of moral agents.

True

False

7. One formulation of Kant's Categorical Imperative holds that right actions are those that conform to rules that, if followed consistently, would create for everyone involved the most beneficial balance of good over bad.

True

False

8. Natural Law Theory is the view that right actions are those that conform to moral standards discerned in nature through human reason.

True

False

9. Based on our reading for this week, which of the following philosophers is most closely associated with the concept of "the veil of ignorance"?

A. Aristotle

B. Immanuel Kant

C. Nel Noddings

D. John Stuart Mill

E. John Rawls

10. Based on the readings, it is fair to conclude that, whatever their other differences, both Utilitarianism and Kantian Ethics emphasize the consequences of our actions.

True

False