WHY DO GOOD PRE-QUIZ 1 attempt 1
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Score for this attempt: 50 out of 100
Submitted Jul 15 at 11pm
This attempt took 57 minutes.
Question 1
5 / 5 pts
Human beings are beings in their own ends when they
are free to make their own decisions
are autonomous in setting their own goals and making their own decisions
are allowed to make their own decisions
are free in their action
IncorrectQuestion 2
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According to Angus Deaton, which of the following is an unlikely reason why countries that do not receive foreign aid tend to have higher growth?
Governments of these countries deliver the promised basic services to its people because they rely on the taxes of its people to fund the country.
These countries do not have natural resources that can give rise to and strengthen a corrupt government.
Governments in these countries tax their citizens to sponsor their rule.
These countries learn to rely on themselves and develop their own solutions.
IncorrectQuestion 3
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Which of the following is not a perfect duty according to Kant?
The duty of self improvement
The duty not to commit suicide
The duty not to harm others
The duty not to lie
IncorrectQuestion 4
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Peter Singer believed that we should not view our moral obligations as acts of duty distinct from acts of charity because
(i) it creates a moral difference between needy people that are near us and those who are further away.
(ii) it creates a moral difference in our moral obligations to needy people.
(iii) it creates a moral difference between those who perform their moral obligations from the basis of duty and the basis of charity.
(iv) it creates a moral difference in how we view needs.
(i) it creates a moral difference between needy people that are near us and those who are further away.
(ii) it creates a moral difference in our moral obligations to needy people.
(iii) it creates a moral difference between those who perform their moral obligations from the basis of duty and the basis of charity.
(iv) it creates a moral difference in how we view needs.
(iii) & (iv)
(i) & (ii)
(i) & (iv)
(ii) & (iii)
IncorrectQuestion 5
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Aid does more harm than good when it
(i) creates reliance
(ii) releases the government from political accountability
(iii) creates awareness of human rights
(iv) creates new material desires
(i) creates reliance
(ii) releases the government from political accountability
(iii) creates awareness of human rights
(iv) creates new material desires
(ii) & (iii)
(i) & (iii)
(i) & (ii)
(i) & (iv)
Question 6
5 / 5 pts
Which statement best describes utilitarianism?
Utilitarianism considers the greatest good for the greatest number of affected people
Utilitarianism is hedonistic.
Utilitarianism treats everyone as equal.
Utilitarianism considers the greatest pain for the least number of affected people.
Question 7
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According to Dambisa Moya and Angus Deaton, we should stop aid to developing countries because
(i) it is neo-colonialism
(ii) it chokes off economic growth
(iii) it can lead to brain drain
(iv) it creates little incentives to create jobs
(i) it is neo-colonialism
(ii) it chokes off economic growth
(iii) it can lead to brain drain
(iv) it creates little incentives to create jobs
(ii), (iii) & (iv)
(i), (ii) & (iv)
(i), (ii), & (iii)
all the above
IncorrectQuestion 8
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Which of the following assumptions must be correct for Kant?
Humans are rational beings and the exercise of our reasoning allows us to determine our own will independent from our desires and inclinations.
Humans beings are motivated to maximize pleasure and minimize pain, and the maximizing of pleasure for the greatest number is rational.
Human beings are motivated to maximize pleasure and minimize pain, and the maximizing of pleasure allows us to satisfy our desires and inclinations.
Humans are rational beings and maximizing pleasure and minimizing pain is rational.
Question 9
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Which of the following are reasons why ordinary and normal people are capable of immense evil?
(i) They do not think about what makes something right or wrong.
(ii) They do not question authority (whether authority refers to a law, institution, norms, or a group of people).
(iii) They are apathetic.
(iv) They lack the moral courage to make a stand.
(v) They desire to fit in.
(i) They do not think about what makes something right or wrong.
(ii) They do not question authority (whether authority refers to a law, institution, norms, or a group of people).
(iii) They are apathetic.
(iv) They lack the moral courage to make a stand.
(v) They desire to fit in.
(iii), (iv) & (v) only.
(i), (ii) & (iv) only.
(i) & (iii) only
all of the above.
IncorrectQuestion 10
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Which of the following is not a criticism of utilitarianism?
Utilitarianism requires that we accommodate our personal projects, desires, values and commitments if it results in maximizing utility.
Utilitarianism takes all living things into account when considering pleasure and pain.
Utilitarianism will sacrifice the rights of some for the interest of the many.
Utilitarianism sacrifices justice and fairness if it maximizes utility.
IncorrectQuestion 11
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Lying is morally impermissible for Kant because
It is coherent but cannot be generalised for everyone.
It cannot be generalised for everyone.
It is incoherent when it is generalised for everyone.
It is coherent when it is be generalised for everyone.
Question 12
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Which option is not a feature of moral dilemmas?
A person can do either action but not both (or all) of the actions.
A person needs to carry out moral reasoning to arrive at a decision about what to do in a situation.
A person is required to do each of two (or more) actions.
A person is unable to overcome moral failure because conflicting requirements cannot be overridden in terms of importance.
IncorrectQuestion 13
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Which of the following best describes rule-utilitarianism?
An act is morally justified if it conforms to a moral rule that creates more utility than other possible rules or no rules.
An act is morally justified if it creates more utility than other rules.
An act is morally justified if it conforms to a moral rule.
An act is morally justified if it maximizes higher quality pleasures.
Question 14
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Which of the following statements are correct for utilitarianism?
(i) Pain and pleasure must be measurable.
(ii) Humans seek to maximize pleasure and minimize pain.
(iii) Pain and pleasure are subjective.
(iv) Individuals should maximize their own happiness or pleasure.
(i) Pain and pleasure must be measurable.
(ii) Humans seek to maximize pleasure and minimize pain.
(iii) Pain and pleasure are subjective.
(iv) Individuals should maximize their own happiness or pleasure.
(i) & (iii)
(i) & (ii)
(i) & (iv)
(iii) & (iv)
Question 15
5 / 5 pts
Jeremy Bentham’s felicifus calculus is meant to
test how unhappy a person is.
reveal the motives of a person.
create an equal outcome for everyone in the society.
measure the degree of pain and pleasure involved in an act so as to make a moral judgment.
Question 16
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Which option is the correct definition of normative ethics?
The philosophical study of morality.
The philosophical study of right and wrong, and what should or should not be done.
The philosophical study of how morality came about.
The study of personal values or preferences over one thing or another.
IncorrectQuestion 17
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According to Michael Sandel, a good is corrupted when marketed if
(i) it undermines the ends and norms of a practice
(ii) there is implicit coercion presented by unfair circumstances
(iii) the good that is marketized treats the individual as means to others’ ends
(iv) it erodes the ends and norms of a practice
(i) it undermines the ends and norms of a practice
(ii) there is implicit coercion presented by unfair circumstances
(iii) the good that is marketized treats the individual as means to others’ ends
(iv) it erodes the ends and norms of a practice
(i), (iii) & (iv)
(i), (ii) & (iii)
(i), (ii) & (iv)
all of the above
Question 18
5 / 5 pts
Which option best describes what moral reasoning is?
It is a form of reasoning over moral matters that involve a judgment based on moral values with reasons to support it.
It is a form of reasoning that involves a debate over right or wrong.
It is a form of reasoning that involves a disagreement over moral values.
It is a form of reasoning that includes a dilemma with conflicting options.
Question 19
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Kant will consider a cheerful philanthropist to lack moral worth because
His will to help others in need does not stem from duty alone but his natural inclination.
His act of helping others is not universalisable.
He treats himself as a means towards others’ ends.
Helping others is an imperfect duty.
IncorrectQuestion 20
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Which of the following is not a criticism of Kant’s deontological ethics?
(i) Kant’s ethics lack specific content about what people should do.
(ii) Kant’s ethics does not help resolve conflicts between duties.
(iii) Kant’s ethics finds moral worth in acts that are done from duty only.
(iv) Kant’s ethics finds no moral worth in acts arising from emotions such as compassion and sympathy.
(i) Kant’s ethics lack specific content about what people should do.
(ii) Kant’s ethics does not help resolve conflicts between duties.
(iii) Kant’s ethics finds moral worth in acts that are done from duty only.
(iv) Kant’s ethics finds no moral worth in acts arising from emotions such as compassion and sympathy.
(ii), (iv)
None of the above
All of the above
(i), (iii) & (iv)
Quiz Score: 50 out of 100
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