Reading Quiz 2

A  Prescribes the most important rule: If the motive and intention for X is right then X is moral 

B  Prescribes the rule which states: If I feel X is right, then it is right for me personally 

C  Prescribes the golden rule which states: If the outcome of X is useful, X must be good 

D  Prescribes “logical consistency” rules to moral actions: If I want X to be done to me, I ought to do X to others 

A  Don’t cheat on your taxes, unless you are planning to use the money you save for something useful for other people 

B  Don’t cheat on your taxes, because cheating is wrong and you should know that 

C  You may cheat on your taxes only if you can provide a valid “misleading truth” 

D  Don’t cheat on your taxes, because if you are caught, consequences will be even more costly 

A  Categorical Imperative 

B  Hypothetical Imperative 

C  A Posteriori method 

D  Golden Rule

A  Moksha 

B  Vishnu 

C  Brahmin 

D  Shiva 

A  Krishna doesn’t really care if he fights or not.

B  He should stand up and fight, his real self transcends his duties

C  He shouldn’t fight, if he kills people, his soul will perish 

D  He should retire and become a monk

A  Arjuna doesn’t know if he should fight killing his own relatives or withdraw from the fight and betray his duty as a warrior  

B  Arjuna wants to win the war but Krishna is telling him to depart and live in seclusion

C  Arjuna can hear Krishna speaking but cannot see him

D  Arjuna wants to fight but is afraid of dying and is not sure about the afterlife

A  Bhagavat Gita 

B  Karma

C  Samsara 

D  Bhakhti Yoga 

A  Moral actions cannot be determined by their functional usefulness; morality is good in itself 

B  True Morality depends on “Good Will” and intention 

C  True Morality is determined by imagining  certain actions to become universal rules 

D  Moral actions are determined by their functional usefulness in achieving Happiness 

A  Categorical Imperative 

B  Eudamonia and hedonism problem 

C  Hypothetical Imperative 

D  Overall maximum happiness principle 

A  Lying was fine, because it would try to accomplish the purpose of the function of the defense lawyer. 

B  Clinton’s attorney should have never agreed to defend him knowing that his client was a sinner 

C  He was wrong, withholding the whole truth is a lie, one should always speak the truth no matter what 

D  He was right making “true” but misleading statements, evasive truths are not the same as outright lies.