1. According to the lectures, the rules of etiquette are A) normative B) purely descriptive C) based on religion D) none of the above.		7. According to the concept of morality outlined by Stef in his lectures and outlines, the main kind(s) of internal sanctions that come with morality is/are the following: A) the feelings of guilt, shame, pride, etc. B) disapproval and anger of others, ostracism C) prison terms and fines D) none of the above.
2. The following claim is not normative A) lawyers ought to tell the truth to their clients B) doctors ought to tell the truth to their patients C) Beethoven's IX symphony is beautiful D) The Rocky Mountains are old.		8. Stef argued that whenever person sacrifices himself or herself for others, this person acts irrationally (thus, parents who sacrifice themselves for their kids act irrationally) (A) TRUE (B) FALSE
3. The claim (judgment) that "The Pope thinks that active euthanasia is always wrong" belongs to A) metaethics B) applied ethics C) descriptive ethics D) all of the above		9. Stef argued that sometimes a person achieves his or her goals, and yet his or her action is irrational (e.g., these goals are irrationally chosen), thus rationality is not simply efficiency in achieving one's goals (A) TRUE (B) FALSE
4. The claim that "sometimes euthanasia is permissible" belongs to A) metaethics B) applied ethics C) descriptive ethics D) all of the above		10. The following feature was accepted by Stef as a characteristic of morality A) moral standards must be supported by adequate reasons B) moral standards must concern behavior of serious consequence only to human welfare and not the welfare of other organisms, e.g., animals C) moral standards are whatever standards are especially important (overriding) on a given occasion D) all were accepted E) all were criticized and rejected
5. The claim that hunting deer is boring belongs to A) metaethics B) applied ethics C) theoretical ethics D) none of the above (e.g., it's not an ethical claim).		11. According to the concept of law outlined by Stef in his lectures and outlines, the main kind(s) of internal sanctions that come with law is/are the following: A) the feelings of guilt, shame, pride, etc. B) disapproval and anger of others, ostracism C) prison terms and fines D) none of the above, law does not come with any internal sanction.
6. The main focus of ethical inquiry is A) how we ought to act, what kinds of people we ought to be, what kind of situations and outcomes are good and bad B) the evaluation of law C) the evaluation of political and social movements D) describing what people do and think in various societies		12. According to the concept of religion outlined by Stef in his lectures and outlines, the main kind(s) of external sanctions that come with religion is/are the following: A) the feelings of guilt, shame, pride, etc. B) prison terms and fines C) eternal sanction administered by a deity (e.g., going to hell or heaven) D) none of the above.

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13. Stef argued in class that universal religions (such as mainstream versions of Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, etc.) A) frequently require of us to act contrary to morality B) frequently require of us to act contrary to reason and common sense C) rarely (or never) require of us to act contrary to morality and reason.		19. According to utilitarians the consequences of a right action A) can include some negative utility. B) can include some positive utility C) can include short run utility D) can include long run utility E) all of the above
14. Supererogatory acts A) go beyond the call of duty B) are merely morally permissible C) are morally required D) none of the above.		20. The categorical imperative asserts that A) one must always maximize benefits for the client or patient. B) one must always minimize harms for the client or patient. C) one must always maximize benefits and minimize harms for the client or patient. D) One must not treat any person merely as a means E) none of the above
15. Stef and Shaw maintain that A) moral norms and legal norms ought to be extensional equivalent (that is, whatever is prohibited by law must also be prohibited by morality and vice versa). B) morality and law must be totally separate (that is, no action may be prohibited both by law and by morality) C) moral norms and legal norms may overlap partially but not completely D) none of the above		21. The following is not a consequentialist theory A) ethical egoism B) utilitarianism C) (radical) ethical altruism D) Ross's system of prima facie duties E) they are all versions of consequentialism
16. Stef characterized in class cults as systems of norms that A) frequently require of us to act contrary to morality and reason B) rarely (or never) require of of us to act contrary to morality and reason.		22 A right to free speech is frequently understood to imply that people who have this right ought not to be interfered with; on this interpretation it is A) a negative right B) a positive right C) both A) and B) D) none of the above
17. According to consequentialism, the moral status of a given action (i.e. whether an act is right or wrong, obligatory or forbidden, etc.) depends A) solely on what agents think about this action B) on the value brought about by the results of performing this action C)  something other than the consequences of this action.		23. A main problem for Kant's ethical theory discussed in class is that this theory A) is not very clear about what it means to treat someone merely as a means B) allows someone to be treated as a means C) allows someone to be treated merely as a means D) does not allow anyone to be treated merely as a means E) none of the above.
18. According to deontology, the moral status of a given action (i.e. whether this act is right or wrong, obligatory or forbidden, etc.) depends A) solely on what agents think about this action B) on the value brought about by the results of performing this action C)  something other than the consequences of this action.		24. The "injustice objection" discussed in class is a common objection to A) Utilitarian ethical theory. B) Kant's ethical theory C) A) and B) D) none of the above

ANSWERS

1A : According to the lectures, the rules of etiquette are A) normative

2D. The following claim is not normative -- D) The Rocky Mountains are old. (it's a statement of geographical fact)
(C) was not a good answer for it seems to express a norm of etiquette

3C: This claim is a description of what the Pope thinks (it does not tell us what is right or wrong but only what the Pope thinks about the right and wrong)

4. The claim that "sometimes euthanasia is permissible" belongs to (B)  applied ethics and not to A) metaethics
It's an application of some general/universal rule to some more specific cases, this is why it's applied ethics.
I'll give you more examples shortly.

5. The claim that hunting deer is boring belongs to D) none of the above (e.g., it's not an ethical claim).

6. The main focus of ethical inquiry is A) how we ought to act, what kinds of people we ought to be, what kind of situations and outcomes are good and bad

7. According to the concept of morality outlined by Stef in his lectures and outlines, the main kind(s) of internal sanctions that come with morality is/are the following A) the feelings of guilt, shame, pride, etc.

8. Stef argued that whenever person sacrifices himself or herself for others, this person acts irrationally (thus, parents who sacrifice themselves for their kids act irrationally) (B) FALSE (see the previous review)

9. Stef argued that sometimes a person achieves his or her goals, and yet his or her action is irrational (e.g., these goals are irrationally chosen), thus rationality is not simply efficiency in achieving one's goals: (A) TRUE -- see the previous review

10. The following feature was accepted by Stef as a characteristic of morality A) moral standards must be supported by adequate reasons
I rejected B) for I think that moral standards may concern behavior of serious consequence to animal human welfare and not the welfare of other organisms, e.g., animals
I also rejected C) that moral standards are whatever standards are especially important (overriding) on a given occasion. Some moral standards may be less than most important, and some most important standards may be non-moral standards (e.g., brush your teeth in the morning may be the most important standard, but it does not seem to be a moral one)

11. According to the concept of law outlined by Stef in his lectures and outlines, the main kind(s) of internal sanctions that come with law is/are the following:: D) none (on my view law is the system that uses only external sanctions, if you feel guilty when you violate the law it's most likely because you also violate some moral rule; in other words, law and morality overlap to some extend

12. According to the concept of religion outlined by Stef in his lectures and outlines, the main kind(s) of external sanctions that come with religion is/are the following: C) eternal sanction administered by a deity (e.g., going to hell or heaven)

13. Stef argued in class that universal religions (such as mainstream versions of Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, etc.) C) rarely (or never) require of us to act contrary to morality and reason. (I also said, we are lucky.)

14. Supererogatory acts A) go beyond the call of duty

15. Stef and Shaw maintain that C) moral norms and legal norms may overlap partially but not completely

16. Stef characterized in class cults as systems of norms that A) frequently require of us to act contrary to morality and reason

17. According to consequentialism, the moral status of a given action (i.e. whether an act is right or wrong, obligatory or forbidden, etc.) depends B) on the value brought about by the results of performing this action
in other words, it depends on the consequences of doing this act

18. According to deontology, the moral status of a given action (i.e. whether this act is right or wrong, obligatory or forbidden, etc.) depends C)  something other than the consequences of this action. (The moral status may depend, e.g., on what agent's duties are, or on whether or not the agent violates someone's rights)

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