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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A some moral importance but not as much as my own interests.
B no moral importance.
C just as much moral importance as my own interests.
D more moral importance than my own interests.
Question #2
A is entitled to one’s own property.
B is allowed to pursue self-interest.
C is entitled to one’s own property, is allowed to pursue self-interest and has the right to be free from the interference of others when pursuing self-interest.
D has the right to be free from the interference of others when pursuing self-interest.
Question #3
A arbitrarily elevates the interests of some people over those of others.
B violates many widely shared moral beliefs, cannot allow for the existence of genuine moral rights, and arbitrarily elevates the interests of some people over those of others.
C cannot allow for the existence of genuine moral rights.
D violates many widely shared moral beliefs and arbitrarily elevates the interests of some people over those of others.
Question #4
A egoism makes everyone better off.
B no one is capable of behaving altruistically.
C if there is good reason to do something, then doing it must make you better off.
D if doing something makes you better off, then there is good reason to do it.
Question #5
A rare but should always be resolved in favor of morality.
B impossible.
C widespread.
D rare but should always be resolved in favor of self-interest.
Question #6
A Psychological egoism aims to provide a comprehensive guide to our moral obligations.
B The truth of psychological egoism would have a few minor implications for ethics.
C Psychological egoism has no implications for ethics.
D The truth of psychological egoism would mean that most of what we take for granted about morality would be mistaken.
Question #7
A a character trait that certain people have.
B an ethical theory about how we ought to act.
C a political theory about how society ought to be organized.
D a descriptive theory of human motivation.
Question #8
A any action that benefits others.
B a desire to benefit others in order to further our own ends.
C any action that benefits others, a direct desire to benefit others for their own sake, and a desire to benefit others in order to further our own ends.
D a direct desire to benefit others for their own sake.
Question #9
A people morally ought to pursue their self-interest at all times.
B everything people do is fundamentally motivated by self-interest.
C acting solely out of self-interest is psychologically unhealthy.
D the mind is composed of the id, the superego, and the ego.
Question #10
A in ways that are spontaneous and creative.
B in ways that are spontaneous and creative and more kindly and less competitively.
C more kindly and less competitively.
D selfishly.
Question #11
A tell us what we ought to do as opposed to what we will do.
B are imaginary, whereas laws of nature are real.
C tell us what we will do as opposed to what we ought to do.
D are real, whereas laws of nature are imaginary.
Question #12
A obeying God’s commands
B fulfilling his or her true nature
C doing whatever maximizes happiness
D obeying the laws of the land
Question #13
A neither good nor bad; selfish
B selfish; cooperative
C cooperative; selfish
D selfish; neither good nor bad
Question #14
A empirical truths.
B self-evident.
C unknowable.
D conceptual truths.
Question #15
A represents another person in a legal context.
B consistently does the morally right thing. and represents another person in a legal context.
C is morally responsible for his or her actions.
D consistently does the morally right thing.
Question #16
A maximizes happiness.
B is permitted by the laws of the government.
C is in accordance with God’s commands.
D is in accordance with human nature.
Question #17
A “What reasons do we have for believing in the gods?”
B “Why would someone who does not believe in the gods act justly?”
C “How do we determine what the gods command us to do?”
D “Do the gods love actions because they are pious, or are actions pious because the gods love them?
Question #18
A God’s commands are always based on good reasons, God did not create morality but always accurately reports it, and acts are morally required just because they are commanded by God.
B God did not create morality but always accurately reports it.
C God’s commands are always based on good reasons.
D acts are morally required just because they are commanded by God.
Question #19
A humans author some laws.
B humans author some laws, the moral law requires a lawmaker, and if God is the author of the moral law, then humans cannot be
C the moral law requires a lawmaker.
D if God is the author of the moral law, then humans cannot be.
Question #20
A us to be motivated to act morally, to know the difference between right and wrong, and morality to exist at all.
B us to be motivated to act morally and morality to exist at all.
C morality to exist at all.
D us to know the difference between right and wrong.