QUIZ THREE: PHI 2397 - BUSINESS ETHICS

Part I – Please circle the most appropriate answer (1 mark each). 1. Garett Hardin believes that it is unfair to ask people to refrain from personal gain because a) not everybody can control themselves equally. b) people will be conflicted, fighting their inner nature to seek the greatest advantage. c) not everyone has equal opportunities. d) shaming people into doing the right thing has never worked. e) he actually things it is fair to ask people to limited personal gain. 2. Hardin says ruin and resource destruction are a result of a) cooperation b) privatization c) freedom in the commons d) regulation e) acting ethically 3. What is the ethical problem with volunteering for Hardin? a) Nothing. Hardin encourages it. b) You get little recognition. c) People always do it for self-interested reasons. d) It allows for those who don’t volunteer to take advantage of those who do. e) The causes are often suspect. 4. __________ decisions and __________ decisions are not always the same in Sagoff’s view. a) Political, military b) Economic, environmental c) Economic, military d) Political, economic 5. The current environmental policy is, in Sagoff’s words, “pitched entirely at the level of the __________.” a) corporation b) legislative branch c) consumer d) small business e) None of the above 6. It seems as though spending money to preserve open space is less what overall? a) Expensive b) Efficient c) Religious d) Environmentally friendly e) All of the above Page 1 This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :46:50 GMT -05:00