Quiz 3

A  All pleasure is equally valuable.

B  Some pleasures are “higher” than others and thus more valuable.

C  Pleasure is one of many things that are intrinsically valuable.

D  Pleasure is one of many things that are intrinsically valuable and all pleasure is equally valuable.

A  you do what duty requires.

B  it is performed out of a desire to benefit others.

C  it maximizes happiness.

D  you do it because you understand that it is the right thing to do.

A  being created in the image of God.

B  capacity for kindness.

C  rationality and autonomy.

D  membership in the species Homo sapiens.

A  Always maximize happiness.

B  Never lie.

C  Act only on maxims that are universalizable.

D  Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

A  It is a version of consequentialism, but it is not utilitarian.

B  It is a version of utilitarianism.

C  it is inconsistent with consequentialism.

D  It is neutral on the issue of whether consequentialism is true.

A  categorical imperatives.

B  the products of social convention.

C  created by God.

D  hypothetical imperatives.

A  one’s intentions.

B  the results of one’s action and one’s intentions.

C  the results of one’s action.

D  none of the above

A  its maxim is universalizable.

B  its maxim is accepted in one’s society.

C  it maximizes happiness.

D  it is in accordance with the golden rule.

A  piece of wisdom handed down over many generations.

B  principle of action that one gives to oneself.

C  false moral principle.

D  objectively correct moral rule.

A  utilitarianism sometimes requires us to commit serious injustices.

B  injustice can sometimes be justified in certain circumstances, justice is not intrinsically valuable, and utilitarianism sometimes requires us to commit serious injustices.

C  justice is not intrinsically valuable.

D  injustice can sometimes be justified in certain circumstances.

A  Can they suffer?

B  Can they reason?

C  Can they talk?

D  Can they care?

A  happiness.

B  knowledge.

C  virtue.

D  desire satisfaction.

A  whether one’s intentions are good depends on whether one’s action is right.

B  the morality of actions and the goodness of intentions are mutually dependent.

C  there is no essential connection between the morality of an action and the morality of the intentions behind it.

D  whether one’s action is right depends on whether one’s intentions are good.

A  the goodness of one’s intentions.

B  its actual results.

C  its expected results.

D  its expected results, its actual results and the goodness of one’s intentions.

A  “do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”

B  “maximize overall well-being.”

C  “do whatever is most useful in the circumstances.”

D  “always pursue your own self-interest.”

A  is good for more people than any alternative action.

B  maximizes the amount of goodness in the world.

C  gives people what they deserve.

D  does not harm anyone.