, A) Acting out of moral principle
B) Being loyal to one's superior
C) Having the courage to do the right thing
D) Not subordinating professional judgment to others
5) Which of the following characteristics does not describe the behavior of Cynthia Cooper
in the WorldCom fraud?
A) persistence
B) competence
C) integrity
D) conformity
6) The ancient Greeks thought of the virtues as characteristics of behavior that
A) could lead to a good life.
B) make up the "six pillars of character".
C) support the rights theory.
D) rationalize unethical actions.
7) Which of the following elements does not make up an integral part of what is meant by
"ethics"?
A) accepted standards of behavior
B) knowing the difference between right and wrong
C) always following the law
D) the moral point of view
8) Ethical relativism can best be described as
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, A) a point of view that morality is relative to the norms of one's culture.
B) a concept that holds that integrity should be maintained in the face of pressure by
others.
C) an ethical reasoning method that holds one should always act out of self-interest.
D) an ethical reasoning method that holds one should always consider the effect of one's
actions on others.
9) Which of the following is not a pillar of character according to the Josephson Institute?
A) caring
B) citizenship
C) respect
D) judgmental
10) Which of the following is not an element of trustworthiness according to the Six Pillars
of Character?
A) reliability
B) loyalty
C) fairness
D) honesty
11) An accountant who blows the whistle on financial wrongdoing by his/her employer by
going outside the entity violates
A) the due care principle.
B) confidentiality.
C) one's reliability obligation.
D) public interest obligation.
12) Cancel culture results in each of the following except:
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, A) manifests itself through intolerance of others with a point of view that diverges from
group norms
B) exhibits a lack of respect for something someone said or did such as making offensive
comments toward another
C) its goal is to embarrass someone in their community
D) enables a greater understanding and mutual compassion for one another
13) The 2019 annual poll on civility in society by Weber Shandwick continues to show that a
vast majority of Americans identify incivility as a problem in society. The consequences of
incivility include all of the following except
A) people feeling safer in public places.
B) cyberbullying.
C) harassment and unfair treatment of certain groups of people.
D) feelings of isolation and loneliness.
14) Respect is an important character of behavior because
A) it entails a loyalty obligation to one's superior.
B) it enables one to perform professional services competently.
C) it is critical to maintaining one's integrity.
D) it encompasses attributes of how we should treat others.
15) Responsibility goes hand in hand with
A) respect.
B) loyalty.
C) courage.
D) accountability.
16) Treating others fairly encompasses treating them
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B) Being loyal to one's superior
C) Having the courage to do the right thing
D) Not subordinating professional judgment to others
5) Which of the following characteristics does not describe the behavior of Cynthia Cooper
in the WorldCom fraud?
A) persistence
B) competence
C) integrity
D) conformity
6) The ancient Greeks thought of the virtues as characteristics of behavior that
A) could lead to a good life.
B) make up the "six pillars of character".
C) support the rights theory.
D) rationalize unethical actions.
7) Which of the following elements does not make up an integral part of what is meant by
"ethics"?
A) accepted standards of behavior
B) knowing the difference between right and wrong
C) always following the law
D) the moral point of view
8) Ethical relativism can best be described as
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, A) a point of view that morality is relative to the norms of one's culture.
B) a concept that holds that integrity should be maintained in the face of pressure by
others.
C) an ethical reasoning method that holds one should always act out of self-interest.
D) an ethical reasoning method that holds one should always consider the effect of one's
actions on others.
9) Which of the following is not a pillar of character according to the Josephson Institute?
A) caring
B) citizenship
C) respect
D) judgmental
10) Which of the following is not an element of trustworthiness according to the Six Pillars
of Character?
A) reliability
B) loyalty
C) fairness
D) honesty
11) An accountant who blows the whistle on financial wrongdoing by his/her employer by
going outside the entity violates
A) the due care principle.
B) confidentiality.
C) one's reliability obligation.
D) public interest obligation.
12) Cancel culture results in each of the following except:
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, A) manifests itself through intolerance of others with a point of view that diverges from
group norms
B) exhibits a lack of respect for something someone said or did such as making offensive
comments toward another
C) its goal is to embarrass someone in their community
D) enables a greater understanding and mutual compassion for one another
13) The 2019 annual poll on civility in society by Weber Shandwick continues to show that a
vast majority of Americans identify incivility as a problem in society. The consequences of
incivility include all of the following except
A) people feeling safer in public places.
B) cyberbullying.
C) harassment and unfair treatment of certain groups of people.
D) feelings of isolation and loneliness.
14) Respect is an important character of behavior because
A) it entails a loyalty obligation to one's superior.
B) it enables one to perform professional services competently.
C) it is critical to maintaining one's integrity.
D) it encompasses attributes of how we should treat others.
15) Responsibility goes hand in hand with
A) respect.
B) loyalty.
C) courage.
D) accountability.
16) Treating others fairly encompasses treating them
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