ETHICS MIDTERM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ Principle of retributive justice.
Answer: Concerns due process in determining guilt or innocence of
citizens in criminal proceedings and appropriate forms of
punishment for law - breakers applied in a fair and impartial
manner .
◉ Principle of non maleficence.
Answer: When acting , one should avoid needlessly harming other
people , whether deliberately or through carelessness or culpable
negligence .
◉ Principle of distributive justice.
Answer: fair allocation of social benefits and burdens to all citizens .
There should be an equal sharing in the risks , responsibilities , and
tasks that are keep society in good order . Preferential treatment
would be justified only if it furthers a compelling social interest .
◉ Principle of beneficence.
Answer: When acting , one should pay due care and consideration
for the health and well - being of other people , in accordance with
reasonable social expectations under normal circumstances .
, ◉ For Aristotle , happiness consists primarily in the pursuit of
pleasure ..
Answer: False
◉ The virtue of temperance means that one has the right emotional
relationship to things that are fearful ..
Answer: False
◉ The virtue - centered approach to the issue of same - sex marriage
would ask which one of the following questions ?.
Answer: Are homosexual couples fully capable of sustaining a
faithful , mutually satisfying and loving relationship ?
◉ According to Aristotle , a person can be happy ( eudaimonia )
without any virtues ..
Answer: False
◉ Virtue ethics is best understood as a theory that is.
Answer: based on achieving one's potential and perfecting one's
character .
◉ People who unquestioningly obey the authority of others are
acting autonomously ..
DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ Principle of retributive justice.
Answer: Concerns due process in determining guilt or innocence of
citizens in criminal proceedings and appropriate forms of
punishment for law - breakers applied in a fair and impartial
manner .
◉ Principle of non maleficence.
Answer: When acting , one should avoid needlessly harming other
people , whether deliberately or through carelessness or culpable
negligence .
◉ Principle of distributive justice.
Answer: fair allocation of social benefits and burdens to all citizens .
There should be an equal sharing in the risks , responsibilities , and
tasks that are keep society in good order . Preferential treatment
would be justified only if it furthers a compelling social interest .
◉ Principle of beneficence.
Answer: When acting , one should pay due care and consideration
for the health and well - being of other people , in accordance with
reasonable social expectations under normal circumstances .
, ◉ For Aristotle , happiness consists primarily in the pursuit of
pleasure ..
Answer: False
◉ The virtue of temperance means that one has the right emotional
relationship to things that are fearful ..
Answer: False
◉ The virtue - centered approach to the issue of same - sex marriage
would ask which one of the following questions ?.
Answer: Are homosexual couples fully capable of sustaining a
faithful , mutually satisfying and loving relationship ?
◉ According to Aristotle , a person can be happy ( eudaimonia )
without any virtues ..
Answer: False
◉ Virtue ethics is best understood as a theory that is.
Answer: based on achieving one's potential and perfecting one's
character .
◉ People who unquestioningly obey the authority of others are
acting autonomously ..
