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