Test Bank for Ethics: Theory and Contemporary Issues, 10th Edition by Andrew Fiala
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Introduction To Ethics
Test Bank for Ethics: Theory and Contemporary Issues 10e 10th Edition by Andrew Fiala, Barbara MacKinnon. Full Chapters test bank are included. Chapter 1 to 20
Part I: THEORY.
1. Introduction to Ethics and Ethical Theory.
2. Religion and Global Ethics.
3. Ethical Relativism.
4. Egoism, Altru...
Test Bank Ethics: Theory and Contemporary Issues 10th Edition Fiala
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Chap 01 10e
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. What kind of ethics defends a thesis about what is good, right, or just?
a. Normative
b. Metaethics
c. Relativism
d. Metaphysics
2. The intrinsic value of a thing is what kind of fact about that thing?
a. Subjective
b. Objective
c. Aesthetic
d. Utilitarian
3. If we say that students ought not cheat on exams because grades would then not mean anything, what kind of
philosophical reasoning are we using?
a. Deontological
b. Virtue ethics
c. Consequentialist
d. Feminist
4. If we say that two articles of clothing ought not be worn together, what kind of judgment are we making?
a. Legal
b. Aesthetic
c. Religious
d. Custom
5. People who ground morality in God use what type of philosophical reasoning?
a. Objectivist
b. Intuitionist
c. Emotivist
d. Subjectivist
6. Which philosopher said, “All evil is ignorance”?
a. John Stuart Mill
b. David Hume
c. Aristotle
d. Plato
7. Which of the following begins a conclusion statement in an argument?
a. If
b. Since
c. Because
d. Therefore
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8. Which type of ethics would an anthropologist or other social scientists be most likely to develop?
a. Analytical
b. Normative
c. Descriptive
d. Critical
9. What kind of judgment are we making when we say that we ought to stand when the Queen enters the room?
a. Ethical
b. Aesthetic
c. Legal
d. Custom
10. If we say an act is right if it is right for the actor, what kind of reasoning are we using?
a. Intuitionism
b. Emotivism
c. Subjectivism
d. Objectivism
11. Through what kind of judgment do we state factual beliefs?
a. Normative
b. Emotional
c. Descriptive
d. Opinion
12. What type of ethics holds than an act is never justified by its consequences, and that an end is never justified by
the means?
a. Utilitarianism
b. Teleology
c. Deontology
d. Virtue ethics
13. What does telos mean?
a. Duty
b. End
c. Knowledge
d. Morality
14. Richard Dawkins’ selfish gene hypothesis understands human beings in what way?
a. Extrinsically
b. Intrinsically
c. Epistemologically
d. Instrumentally
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15. What is not a component of an act?
a. Motive
b. Act
c. Consequence
d. Judgment
16. Which of the following is not important to making a good argument?
a. The structure of the argument
b. The conclusion follows from the premises
c. The argument leads to the right conclusion
d. The argument has internal logic
17. Which of the following means that we should not derive an ought from an is?
a. Naturalistic fallacy
b. Natural law
c. Subjectivism
d. Emotivism
18. If we say that an act is wrong because we “just know” naturally or instinctively, what kind of philosophical
reasoning are we using?
a. Intuitionism
b. Emotivism
c. Objectivism
d. Subjectivism
19. What are the reasons supporting a conclusion in an argument called?
a. Ethical principles
b. Ad hominems
c. Valid forms
d. Premises
20. According to Ruse, what is used by evolution as an instrumental good?
a. History
b. Society
c. Morality
d. Economy
21. What does it mean to anthropomorphize?
a. Assigning human qualities to non-humans
b. Only humans have motives
c. Require animals to conform to human law
d. Animals do not need to be treated morally
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22. What is another name for a good argument?
a. A correct argument
b. A sound argument
c. A winning argument
d. A fair argument
23. Leon Kass argues that there is moral wisdom in what experience?
a. Love
b. Disgust
c. Anger
d. Fear
24. If two cases are similar in relevant ways, we can use them for what kind of argument?
a. Naturalistic
b. Circular
c. Argument from analogy
d. Evolutionary
25. Ethical theory does which of the following?
a. Proves an argument to be right or wrong
b. Shows people how they should act
c. Agrees with legal decisions
d. Provides reasons for judging actions
26. Some philosophers believe that what kind of oughts should override all other oughts?
a. Legal
b. Religious
c. Moral
d. Customary
27. When we make a personal attack in an argument, this is what kind of fallacy?
a. Begging the question
b. Ad hominem fallacy
c. Naturalistic fallacy
d. Circular argument
28. Which ethical theory functions as a critical lens for looking at normative ethics?
a. Virtue ethics
b. Teleology
c. Deontology
d. Feminism
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