PHI 445 Week 1 Quiz

PHI 445 Week 1 Quiz Question 1 An example of an intrinsic value for an employee would be getting a pay raise. accomplishing something of real value. receiving a bonus. being rewarded with a gift card. Question 2 Groups could not function well if members of groups were completely free to make decisions for themselves about what to do and how to act. Which of the following uses legal rules and organizational rules to keep order in groups? Self-rule Personal norms Social contract theory Duty theory Question 3 Which of the following ethical frameworks would support child labor if the consequences produced better overall results than the available alternatives? Correct! Utilitarianism Deontology Virtue ethics Moral relativism Question 4 Which of the following is a legal right in the United States? The right to choose a certain health care package The right to belong to a union and bargain collectively The right to choose the number of paid holidays The right to choose a specific job Question 5 Limiting free speech by the government would be an example of the offense principle. harm principle. legal moralism. utility principle. Question 6 Which of the following would be an immoral act but not usually considered an illegal act? Stealing from an employer Lying on the witness stand Driving over the speed limit Cheating on an exam Question 7 The idea that women place a high value on caring and nurturing others is the _____ theory. virtue ethics utilitarian care ethics duty Question 8 When a pharmaceutical company releases a new drug with known side effects that will help more people than the side effects will harm, this is an example of what type of ethics? Virtue Denotology Utilitarian Duty Question 9 Which of the following shifts the focus from questions about what a person should do toward a focus on who a person is? Altruism Utilitarianism Virtue theory Duty theory Question 10 According to philosopher John Locke, which of the following statements about human rights is true? Correct! Each human has basic rights to life, health, liberty, and possessions. Human rights do not stay with us during our entire life What human rights you are entitled to depend on where you live. Human rights are created by governments. Question 11 The idea that we are born with basic moral principles that we use to judge people’s actions describes __________ theory. duty virtue psychological altruism utilitarian Question 12 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulates television and radio media to ensure they do not broadcast vulgar language. This is an example of the principle of legal paternalism. legal rights. offense. virtues. Question 13 According to Immanuel Kant, there is essentially one fundamental moral duty: to treat people like they exist for our purposes. to consider the consequence of our actions. to treat another person anyway that we want. to treat all people as ends in themselves.