Chapter 1
The Foundation of Ethical Thought
Multiple Choice Questions
Utilitarian Ethics: One Playground at a Time
1. Which country is the focus of “Utilitarian Ethics: One Playground at a Time”?
a. India
b. Bangladesh
c. South Africa
d. Nigeria
Difficulty: Easy Page 1
2. “Utilitarian Ethics: One Playground at a Time” addresses what problem?
a. not enough schools in the country
b. not enough children going to school
c. lack of clean drinking water in the community
d. lack of shelter in the community
Difficulty: Easy Page 1
3. What is one of the reasons why there was a lack of clean water in South Africa?
a. Arid climate
b. Original settlers had planted vegetation that was not indigenous to South Africa
c. Rapid population growth
,d. Poor water management by the government
Difficulty: Moderate Page 1-2
4. What is the weight that the buckets could weigh which the women had to carry back to
their villages?
a. 10 pounds
b. 20 pounds
c. 30 pounds
d. 40 pounds
Difficulty: Difficult Page 2
5. What did Trevor Field develop to help solve the problem of lack of clean water?
a. a water filter
b a water pump
c a water pipeline
d a lighter water carrier
Difficulty: Easy Page 2
,6. What was the cost of the device used to solve the problem of lack of clean water?
a. $7,000
b. $10,000
c. $20,000
d $50,000
Difficulty: Moderate Page 2
7. How did the play pump work in order to generate clean drinking water?
a. It was designed like a teeter totter to create a pumping action
b. It was designed like a merry-go-around to create a pumping action
c. It was designed like a swing to create a pumping action
d. It was designed like a slide to create a pumping action
Difficulty: Moderate Page 2
Introduction
8. The values an individual uses to interpret whether any action is acceptable and
appropriate is called:
a. Ethics
b. Business Ethics
c. Group Ethics
d. Integrity
Difficulty: Easy Page 2
9. Ethics can be defined as:
a. the ability to determine right from wrong
, b. the identification of the value used by an individual to interpret whether any action
is acceptable and appropriate
c. the ability to calculate whether the action is legal or illegal
d. the ability to understand how human actions need to be accountable
Difficulty: Easy Page 2
10. The collective values of a business organization that are used to evaluate the collective
behavior of members of an organization is called:
a. Ethics
b. Business Ethics
c. Group Ethics
d. Integrity
Difficulty: Easy Page 3
The Foundation of Ethical Thought
Multiple Choice Questions
Utilitarian Ethics: One Playground at a Time
1. Which country is the focus of “Utilitarian Ethics: One Playground at a Time”?
a. India
b. Bangladesh
c. South Africa
d. Nigeria
Difficulty: Easy Page 1
2. “Utilitarian Ethics: One Playground at a Time” addresses what problem?
a. not enough schools in the country
b. not enough children going to school
c. lack of clean drinking water in the community
d. lack of shelter in the community
Difficulty: Easy Page 1
3. What is one of the reasons why there was a lack of clean water in South Africa?
a. Arid climate
b. Original settlers had planted vegetation that was not indigenous to South Africa
c. Rapid population growth
,d. Poor water management by the government
Difficulty: Moderate Page 1-2
4. What is the weight that the buckets could weigh which the women had to carry back to
their villages?
a. 10 pounds
b. 20 pounds
c. 30 pounds
d. 40 pounds
Difficulty: Difficult Page 2
5. What did Trevor Field develop to help solve the problem of lack of clean water?
a. a water filter
b a water pump
c a water pipeline
d a lighter water carrier
Difficulty: Easy Page 2
,6. What was the cost of the device used to solve the problem of lack of clean water?
a. $7,000
b. $10,000
c. $20,000
d $50,000
Difficulty: Moderate Page 2
7. How did the play pump work in order to generate clean drinking water?
a. It was designed like a teeter totter to create a pumping action
b. It was designed like a merry-go-around to create a pumping action
c. It was designed like a swing to create a pumping action
d. It was designed like a slide to create a pumping action
Difficulty: Moderate Page 2
Introduction
8. The values an individual uses to interpret whether any action is acceptable and
appropriate is called:
a. Ethics
b. Business Ethics
c. Group Ethics
d. Integrity
Difficulty: Easy Page 2
9. Ethics can be defined as:
a. the ability to determine right from wrong
, b. the identification of the value used by an individual to interpret whether any action
is acceptable and appropriate
c. the ability to calculate whether the action is legal or illegal
d. the ability to understand how human actions need to be accountable
Difficulty: Easy Page 2
10. The collective values of a business organization that are used to evaluate the collective
behavior of members of an organization is called:
a. Ethics
b. Business Ethics
c. Group Ethics
d. Integrity
Difficulty: Easy Page 3
