PHI208 Ethics and Moral Reasoning Week 1 Quiz 1
Question 1
“Meta” can be translated as all of the following concepts EXCEPT
against
Question 2
Late one night over coffee, Ali and James get into a meandering conversation about the meaning
and nature of love, whether anyone can ever truly love anyone else. What kind of judgments
would the issues raised in this conversation be BEST described as?
abstract
Question 3
Tim considers himself to be a moral skeptic. What, then, does Tim use to examine moral
assumptions?
critical reasoning
Question 4
Among the following choices, what is the best indication that a particular ethical theory is
strong?
It is consistent
Question 5
In Plato’s Republic, what service does Glaukon do for Socrates?
He forces Socrates to clarify his positions on integrity and justice.
Question 6
According to the textbook, how do each of us live out answers to Socrates’s essential question?
by making conscious, deliberate choices that reflect a view of what matters
Question 7
Regarding human rights, the United Nations challenges the concept of cultural relativism by
stating that
while there are many legitimate cultural variations, all people have certain basic human
rights that must be respected.
Question 8
Question 1
“Meta” can be translated as all of the following concepts EXCEPT
against
Question 2
Late one night over coffee, Ali and James get into a meandering conversation about the meaning
and nature of love, whether anyone can ever truly love anyone else. What kind of judgments
would the issues raised in this conversation be BEST described as?
abstract
Question 3
Tim considers himself to be a moral skeptic. What, then, does Tim use to examine moral
assumptions?
critical reasoning
Question 4
Among the following choices, what is the best indication that a particular ethical theory is
strong?
It is consistent
Question 5
In Plato’s Republic, what service does Glaukon do for Socrates?
He forces Socrates to clarify his positions on integrity and justice.
Question 6
According to the textbook, how do each of us live out answers to Socrates’s essential question?
by making conscious, deliberate choices that reflect a view of what matters
Question 7
Regarding human rights, the United Nations challenges the concept of cultural relativism by
stating that
while there are many legitimate cultural variations, all people have certain basic human
rights that must be respected.
Question 8
