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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A determine the author’s background
B ascertain the author’s bias and purpose
C evaluate the author’s sources
D assume if it has been written and published that it is true
Question #2
A well known facts and quotes do not need citation
B statistics, surveys, obscure facts, and unique descriptions or examples need a citation
C a paraphrase of another’s work does not need a citation
D direct quotes requires a citation
Question #3
A human sources
B government documents
C encyclopedias
D dictionaries
Question #4
A hand it in only once it is perfect
B edit your work for grammatical mistakes
C consider what you have not written, i.e. what you have left out of your paper
D show your work to someone else for their honest opinion
Question #5
A the thesis statement is the most important premise defending your conclusion
B the more clearly, precisely, and up front you state your thesis the better
C include some detail on how you will defend your thesis
D limit your thesis statement to what you will defend
Question #6
A know your audience
B know yourself
C choose and broaden your topic
D write a sentence that expresses your claim
Question #7
A determine if it is possible to attack the motives of the opposition
B determine if it is possible to refute or weaken arguments with countervailing evidence
C determine if it is possible to refute statements by citing counterexamples
D determine if it is possible to refute a weak claim by reducing it to absurdity
Question #8
A it is a persuasive argument
B it agrees with my views
C it is logically correct, i.e. either deductively sound or inductively cogent
D it is well written or well spoken
Question #9
A try to use as many words as the original argument
B be accurate and don’t misrepresent
C take what is unclear and make it clear
D be charitable
Question #10
A number the steps of the argument
B write in complete sentences
C put the conclusion first
D fill in missing premises or conclusions
Question #11
A false alternatives
B in appropriate appeal to authority
C loaded question
D appeal to ignorance
Question #12
A hasty generalization
B weak analogy
C slippery slope
D inconsistency
Question #13
A bandwagon argument
B scare tactics
C red herring
D straw man
Question #14
A two wrongs make a right
B look who’s talking (tu quoque)
C a personal attack (ad hominem)
D attacking the motive
Question #15
A therefore
B for
C given that
D since
Question #16
A if follows that
B consequently
C thus
D because
Question #17
A one or more premises which are intended to prove or support a conclusion
B an illustration
C a report
D a conditional statement
Question #18
A Anita Roddick
B Mohammed Yunus
C Gandhi
D Mandala
Question #19
A Gandhi
B Muhammed Yunus
C Anita Roddick
D Mandela
Question #20
A patience
B explicitness
C none of these
D attention
Question #21
A explicitness
B attention
C patience
D none of these
Question #22
A patience
B none of these
C explicitness
D attention
Question #23
A ethics and sex
B ethics and what we eat
C ethics and work
D ethics and money
Question #24
A ethics and work
B ethics and money
C ethics and sex
D ethics and what we eat
Question #25
A Weston suggests we assume problems, even “dilemmas,” are solvable
B Weston maintains that dilemmas are indeed unsolvable
C Weston uses Sartre’s young friend as an example
D Weston uses Heinz’s dilemma as an example
Question #26
A all of these
B a problem with two sharply opposed options
C each side’s “solution” is unacceptable to the other side
D thought to be impossible to solve
Question #27
A none of these
B revisit outlying parts of the problem
C ask if the problem can be prevented
D view problems as a growth opportunity to be welcomed
Question #28
A carefully administered hallucinogenic drugs
B abortion and animal research in Japan
C seven generation decision making of the American Indians
D homelessness in other cultures
Question #29
A random word method
B exaggeration
C reversal
D full steam ahead method
Question #30
A it seeks to limit the possibilities
B it helps solve ethical problems by going beyond the norm
C it seeks to reframe the problem
D it is essential for practical problem solving
Question #31
A it is an excellent example of proclaiming a moral vision
B it was an improvisation and not planned in his original speech
C it occurs at the end of his speech in the lasts only five minutes
D all of these are true
Question #32
A it looks forward to a future and more complete resolution
B it “pushes” us towards a moral minimum by nagging us to do something
C it is a positive and appealing longer term alternative
D it finds a way of enthusiastically going forward together
Question #33
A trying to take into account the values on all sides
B picking the side you personally like the best
C finding ways the underlying values and interests of both sides can be co-achieved
D finding the best balance between values at stake
Question #34
A virtue theory argues against assisted suicide
B utilitarianism argues in favor of assisted suicide
C all of these are true
D Kant (Ethics of the person) argues against assisted suicide
Question #35
A many pro-choice advocates are conflicted about abortion and although they would not choose it for themselves think it is a necessary option for others
B both pro-life and pro-choice share many essential values, although they may prioritize these values differently
C all of us are both pro-life and pro-choice in a general sense
D all pro-life advocates oppose abortion in all cases, even rape, incest, and when the life of the mother is at risk
Question #36
A it is an overly simplistic and extreme approach
B it presents polarizing and irresolvable positions
C it is an adversarial “winner take all” approach
D the media tends to minimize “either/or” thinking
Question #37
A it strives to get all sides as much as possible of what they want
B it is legalistic and judgmental
C it focuses on shared interests rather than hard-line positions
D it makes the problem the problem
Question #38
A all of these are true
B virtues are traits that express and fulfill our rational nature
C moral virtues are character traits that fulfill our essence as human beings
D by growing in these virtues we achieve our potential as humans
Question #39
A be a color that blends in with the surroundings
B be quiet
C not be frightened by loud noises
D like to hunt
Question #40
A reduction of social pain and suffering
B Kant’s Categorical Imperative
C equality for individuals regardless of gender, race or class
D moral and legal rights of the individual
Question #41
A advocated by Martin Buber
B regards persons as supremely valuable
C advocated by Immanuel Kant
D believes individuals should be viewed as a “means to an end” and not “ends in themselves”
Question #42
A it is short term
B it is concerned with the well being of others
C it is essentially social
D it is a rational aim
Question #43
A aims for the greatest balance of happiness over pain of suffering as a whole in the long run
B originated with Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill
C seeks the greatest good of the smallest number
D focuses on happiness
Question #44
A include greed, lust, and gluttony
B may be organized into ethical theories
C include fairness, equality, responsibility, and respect
D describe the legitimate expectations of ourselves and others
Question #45
A God listened to Abraham
B Abraham bargains with God,
C Abraham agrees that Sodom should be destroyed
D Abraham thinks for himself
Question #46
A the biblical prophet Ezekial says Sodom was destroyed because of their homosexuality
B women were considered property of their fathers or husbands
C the main point of the story is not clear
D some of the values were different then than they are now
Question #47
A not eating shrimp and lobster
B not eating bacon
C all of these
D not wearing garments made out of blended material
Question #48
A lying to shelter fugitives from the Nazis
B lying to hide fugitive slaves
C lying to get out of trouble for something you’ve done wrong
D Jean Valjean stealing to feed a starving child
Question #49
A rules replace the need to think
B rules may conflict
C rules make life simpler
D rules are rough guides and have exceptions
Question #50
A pursue the facts
B welcome change
C welcome challenges
D limit your experience to what you know is true
Question #51
A seek out challenges
B let challenges stretch your mind
C seek out people with whom you do not agree
D aim to live more comfortably
Question #52
A sound ethical thinking
B dogmatism
C relativism
D offhand self justification
Question #53
A relativism
B sound ethical thinking
C dogmatism
D offhand self-justification
Question #54
A keeping an open mind
B using categorical language when describing ethical issues
C avoiding bumper sticker simplicity
D avoiding name calling
Question #55
A thinking constructively
B thinking simplistically
C thinking creatively
D thinking systematically