Deontology - Quiz
A) An action is right if it produces the greatest good. B) An action is right if God has decreed it is right. C) An action is right if it aligns with individual desire. D) An action is right if it follows human laws.
A) W. D. Ross B) William of Ockham C) Jeremy Bentham D) John Stuart Mill
A) Rightness depends on duty rather than consequences. B) It relies on scientific evidence rather than faith. C) It emphasizes personal freedom over divine decree. D) It prioritizes the happiness of the greatest number.
A) The action is not truly right. B) The action is irrelevant to morality. C) The action is considered highly virtuous. D) The action is considered right regardless of motive.
A) Kantianism rejects universal laws; divine command accepts them. B) Kantianism sees humans as makers of the law; divine command sees God as the maker. C) Kantianism is religious; divine command is secular. D) Kantianism focuses on consequences; divine command focuses on duty.
A) The lack of religious influence. B) The reliance on a single foundational principle. C) The focus on individual rights. D) The rejection of divine commands.
A) Hedonistic B) Monistic C) Pluralistic D) Consequentialist
A) Utilitarianism B) Fidelity C) Self-interest D) Hedonism
A) Promoting the aggregate good. B) Making amends for wrongful acts. C) Distributing benefits equally. D) Keeping promises and telling the truth.
A) Improving one's own condition. B) Promoting the maximum of aggregate good. C) Not hurting others. D) Returning kindnesses received.
A) Prima facie duties are based on God's command. B) Absolute duty takes all considerations into account. C) Prima facie duties are only for children. D) Absolute duty is always universal.
A) Improving one's own condition. B) Returning kindness. C) Not hurting others. D) Keeping promises.
A) Actions that are always correct regardless of circumstance. B) Actions derived from the categorical imperative. C) Actions required unless a greater obligation trumps them. D) Actions that produce the most happiness.
A) René Descartes B) Immanuel Kant C) Ralph Cudworth D) W. D. Ross
A) The lack of universal principles. B) Moral dilemmas where duties conflict. C) The difficulty of measuring aggregate good. D) The absence of a supreme being.
A) Ancient Greek B) German C) French D) Latin
A) Consequences of actions B) Rules and principles C) Virtue cultivation D) Personal happiness
A) C. D. Broad B) Jeremy Bentham C) Immanuel Kant D) Benjamin Constant
A) Religious morality B) Duty to the state C) Judgement-based ethics D) Universal law
A) Utilitarianism B) Religious law C) Ethical naturalism D) Kantianism
A) Maxim B) Duty C) Universal law D) Respect
A) Four B) Three C) Two D) One
A) French B) Greek C) Latin D) German
A) Categorical imperative B) Rechtsquelle C) Universal kingdom D) Good will
A) Jeremy Bentham B) John Stuart Mill C) Peter Singer D) Thomas Nagel
A) Absolute authority B) Epistemic authority C) Deontic authority D) Coercive authority
A) A teacher providing reliable knowledge B) A government issuing laws C) An employer assigning tasks D) A police officer giving a command
A) John Stuart Mill B) Immanuel Kant C) Frances Kamm D) Jeremy Bentham
A) To provide a purely utilitarian framework B) To minimize government intervention C) To abolish all forms of harm D) To derive a deontological constraint that coheres with considered case judgments
A) No B) Yes C) Only with consent D) Only if the doctor is an expert
A) 2010 B) 1996 C) 2007 D) 2000
A) Valluvar. B) Thomas Nagel. C) C.D. Broad. D) Iain King.
A) Normative doctrines. B) Epistemological doctrines. C) Virtue ethics. D) Consequentialist frameworks.
A) Dharma. B) Moksha. C) Kural. D) Phala.
A) Spiritual liberation (Moksha). B) Empirical success. C) Utilitarian happiness. D) The establishment of rational law. |
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