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Philosophy Quiz on Ethics Exam 3, created by Emily Edmonds on 24/04/2018.
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Question 1

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John Stuart Mill, like David Hume is
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  • A relativist
  • An ethical subjectivist
  • A rationalist
  • An empiricist
  • A virtue ethicisit

Question 2

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Hedonism is the view that
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  • Pleasure is the only thing intrinsically valuable
  • Pleasure is one of the things that are intrinsically valuable
  • Pleasure is instrumentally valuable
  • Pleasure is not valuable
  • None of the above

Question 3

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A teleological moral theory is a theory that
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  • Gives priority to the concept of duty
  • Specificies an end or goal to be promoted by moral action
  • Gives priority to virtue or character
  • Promotes watching more tv
  • None of the above

Question 4

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In response to the claim that hedonism is a doctrine fir for swine, Mill agrees that
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  • We are not that different from swine
  • We shouldn’t confuse the standard of morality with the motive for action
  • There are higher pleasures
  • All of the above
  • None of the above

Question 5

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Utilitarianism is a moral theory acc to which the rightness/wrongness of actions is understood in terms of
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  • The perspectives of virtuous people
  • Moral sentiments
  • The intentions of actions
  • sympathy
  • Their consequences

Question 6

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We ought to act so as to maximize happiness. This is a way of expressing Mill’s
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  • hedonism
  • Theory of the good
  • Theory of the right
  • Response to the “doctrine of swine” objection
  • None of the above

Question 7

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A major obstacle to utilitarianism is that it seems incapable of accommodating the moral importance of the concept of
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  • Justice
  • Virtue
  • Rightness
  • Wrongness
  • Pleasure

Question 8

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Mill responds to the objection that utilitarianism is too demanding by
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  • Distinguishing between higher and lower pleasures
  • Distinguishing between the standard of right wrong and our motives or decision procedures in actions
  • Suggesting that we toughen up and try harder
  • All of the above
  • None of the above

Question 9

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Which of the following claims would Mill reject?
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  • In certain cases, one should make the principle of utility one’s motive for action
  • What makes actions right or wrong are their consequences
  • Some pleasures are superior in quality to others
  • It is always wrong to favor your nearest and dearest
  • Pleasure is the only thing intrinsically valuable

Question 10

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Happiness according to Mill, is
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  • Pleasure and the absence of pain
  • The good
  • The goals (telos) we ought to promote
  • All of the above
  • None of the above

Question 11

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According to Mill, higher pleasure, compared to lower pleasures, are
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  • Superior in quantity
  • Superior in quality
  • Fit for swine
  • Not really pleasant
  • None of the above

Question 12

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Utilitarianism is a theory that
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  • Does not ask us to accept rules of principles dogmatically
  • Has an objective criterion for determining the rightness wrongness of actions
  • Is concerned with the common rule
  • All of the above
  • None of the above

Question 13

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An empiricist is someone who believes that knowledge is based on
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  • Observation or sense experience
  • Reason
  • The Good
  • Utility
  • None of the above

Question 14

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“Actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness,” This is
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  • Ethical subjectivism
  • One of the rules of thumb Mill says we should generally rely on when acting
  • The principle of utility
  • A moral dilemma
  • None of the above

Question 15

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We learn the difference between the right and wrong, according to Mill
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  • By consulting sacred texts
  • By reasoning a priori (ie by using reason alone)
  • By lucky guess
  • By observation by gather empirical evidence
  • None of the above

Question 16

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According to Mill, a life filled with lower pleasure but lacking in higher pleasure would be
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  • Happy
  • Content
  • Too demanding
  • All of the above
  • None of the above

Question 17

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According to which of the following labels is appropriate as a description of utilitarians
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  • Teleological
  • Consequentialist
  • Empiricist
  • All of the above
  • None of the above

Question 18

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According the a utilitarian like Mill, it is right to praise of blame people for some of their actions
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  • Whenever we feel like it
  • Only when those actions are right or wrong
  • When we care about them
  • When doing so has negative consequences
  • When doing so has positive consequences

Question 19

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In contrast with Mill’s utilitarianism, Kant’s moral theory is
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  • Deontoogical
  • Intentionalist
  • Rationalist
  • All of the above
  • None of the above

Question 20

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The doctrine of double effect claims that there is a morally significant difference between
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  • Consequences and intentions
  • Intended and merely foreseen consequences
  • Actions and inactions
  • Good and bad
  • Right and wrong

Question 21

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A competent judge of the relative merits of two given pleasures is someone who has experienced both pleasures
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  • True
  • False

Question 22

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Utilitarianism is neither egoistic nor altruistic
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  • True
  • False

Question 23

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According to Mill, what counts as right/wrong is entirely subjective
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  • True
  • False

Question 24

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According to a utilitarian, like Mill, the only thing that matters is determining the right or wrong of an action is the intention with which performed
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  • True
  • False

Question 25

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Mill claims that, before acting, we should always try to calculate how much pleasure and how much pain will result from the various actions available for us to perform
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  • True
  • False

Question 26

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Our nearest and dearest do not really matter more than others, according to Mill, even though we should treat them as they do
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  • True
  • False

Question 27

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The utility of an action is the total amount of good minus the total amount of bad that is produced
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  • True
  • False

Question 28

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According to a deontologist like Kant, the consequences of an action are what make the action right or wrong
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  • True
  • False

Question 29

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Lots of things besides pleasure are intrinsically valuable for a hedonist like Mill
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  • True
  • False

Question 30

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According to utilitarianism, some types of action are categorically right or wrong
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  • True
  • False
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