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Midterm 1 (2)

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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 #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