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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A All pleasure is equally valuable.
B Pleasure is one of many things that are intrinsically valuable and all pleasure is equally valuable.
C Some pleasures are “higher” than others and thus more valuable.
D Pleasure is one of many things that are intrinsically valuable.
Question #2
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.
Question #3
A rationality and autonomy.
B capacity for kindness.
C membership in the species Homo sapiens.
D being created in the image of God.
Question #4
A Act only on maxims that are universalizable.
B Never lie.
C Always maximize happiness.
D Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Question #5
A it is inconsistent with consequentialism.
B It is a version of utilitarianism.
C It is neutral on the issue of whether consequentialism is true.
D It is a version of consequentialism, but it is not utilitarian.
Question #6
A categorical imperatives.
B created by God.
C the products of social convention.
D hypothetical imperatives.
Question #7
A the results of one’s action.
B one’s intentions.
C the results of one’s action and one’s intentions.
D none of the above
Question #8
A it maximizes happiness.
B its maxim is accepted in one’s society.
C it is in accordance with the golden rule.
D its maxim is universalizable.
Question #9
A objectively correct moral rule.
B piece of wisdom handed down over many generations.
C false moral principle.
D principle of action that one gives to oneself.
Question #10
A injustice can sometimes be justified in certain circumstances.
B utilitarianism sometimes requires us to commit serious injustices.
C injustice can sometimes be justified in certain circumstances, justice is not intrinsically valuable, and utilitarianism sometimes requires us to commit serious injustices.
D justice is not intrinsically valuable.
Question #11
A Can they reason?
B Can they care?
C Can they suffer?
D Can they talk?
Question #12
A knowledge.
B virtue.
C desire satisfaction.
D happiness.
Question #13
A whether one’s intentions are good depends on whether one’s action is right.
B there is no essential connection between the morality of an action and the morality of the intentions behind it.
C whether one’s action is right depends on whether one’s intentions are good.
D the morality of actions and the goodness of intentions are mutually dependent.
Question #14
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.
Question #15
A “always pursue your own self-interest.”
B “do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
C “maximize overall well-being.”
D “do whatever is most useful in the circumstances.”
Question #16
A gives people what they deserve.
B maximizes the amount of goodness in the world.
C is good for more people than any alternative action.
D does not harm anyone.