LES 305 - weekly reading homework -
exam 1 Correct Questions & Answers!!
A recent survey found that 24% of Americans feel it is always wrong to speed. In
which of the following schools of ethical thought would this 24% fit best?
Moral Relativists
Utilitarians
Ethical Egoists
Virtue - ANSWERVirtue
virtue ethicists requires definitive rules and lines between right and wrong
Which of the following people is associated with the "Front Page of the Newspaper"
test for ethical dilemmas?
Warren Buffett
Ken Blanchard
Laura Nash
John Rawls - ANSWERWarren Buffett
when he took over at Salomon Brothers bc traders had illegally cornered the bond
market
Which philosopher would start with a tabula rasa and then develop ethical
standards?
Aristotle
Plato
John Rawls
Robert Nozick - ANSWERJohn Rawls
tabula rasa - latin phrase meaning a blank slate, to help us understand ourselves in
a situation in which there were no rules
Which school of ethical thought is found in The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged?
Utilitarianism
Divine Command
Ethical Egoism
Categorical Imperative - ANSWEREthical Egoism
Who developed the simple ethical test known as "primum non nocere" ?
Laura Nash
Peter Drucker
Ayn Rand
Albert Carr - ANSWERPeter Drucker
, latin for "above all do no harm"
The Body Shop founder Anita Roddick said that she didn't care about making
money; she only cared about making the world a better place. Her company used
fair trade ingredients and did not test its products on animals. Into which school of
social responsibility would you place Ms. Roddick?
Social Responsibility
Inherence
Enlightened Self-Interest
Invisible Hand - ANSWERSocial Responsibility
She believes businesses should exist to benefit society. Her company was created
to provide social benefits, not to make her wealthy
The Declaration of Independence relied on which school of ethical thought?
Utilitarianism
Divine Command
Ethical Egoism
Categorical Imperative - ANSWERDivine Command
D.C. - there are certain unalienable rights that we have that cannot and should not
be compromised, aka the first few phrases of the Declaration: men are endowed by
their creator with certain unalienable rights
What happened to the sadhu in the Parable of the Sadhu?
He died
The parties carried him back down to the village for medical care
He hiked with Stephen
He finished on his own
None of the above - ANSWERNone of the above
We do not know what happened to the sadhu
Which country is not represented among the climbing parties in the Parable of the
Sadhu?
New Zealand
Japanese
Swiss
US
All of the countries were represented - ANSWERAll of these countries are
represented
many different countries and cultures were there to experience the same life and
death event that troubled the author
exam 1 Correct Questions & Answers!!
A recent survey found that 24% of Americans feel it is always wrong to speed. In
which of the following schools of ethical thought would this 24% fit best?
Moral Relativists
Utilitarians
Ethical Egoists
Virtue - ANSWERVirtue
virtue ethicists requires definitive rules and lines between right and wrong
Which of the following people is associated with the "Front Page of the Newspaper"
test for ethical dilemmas?
Warren Buffett
Ken Blanchard
Laura Nash
John Rawls - ANSWERWarren Buffett
when he took over at Salomon Brothers bc traders had illegally cornered the bond
market
Which philosopher would start with a tabula rasa and then develop ethical
standards?
Aristotle
Plato
John Rawls
Robert Nozick - ANSWERJohn Rawls
tabula rasa - latin phrase meaning a blank slate, to help us understand ourselves in
a situation in which there were no rules
Which school of ethical thought is found in The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged?
Utilitarianism
Divine Command
Ethical Egoism
Categorical Imperative - ANSWEREthical Egoism
Who developed the simple ethical test known as "primum non nocere" ?
Laura Nash
Peter Drucker
Ayn Rand
Albert Carr - ANSWERPeter Drucker
, latin for "above all do no harm"
The Body Shop founder Anita Roddick said that she didn't care about making
money; she only cared about making the world a better place. Her company used
fair trade ingredients and did not test its products on animals. Into which school of
social responsibility would you place Ms. Roddick?
Social Responsibility
Inherence
Enlightened Self-Interest
Invisible Hand - ANSWERSocial Responsibility
She believes businesses should exist to benefit society. Her company was created
to provide social benefits, not to make her wealthy
The Declaration of Independence relied on which school of ethical thought?
Utilitarianism
Divine Command
Ethical Egoism
Categorical Imperative - ANSWERDivine Command
D.C. - there are certain unalienable rights that we have that cannot and should not
be compromised, aka the first few phrases of the Declaration: men are endowed by
their creator with certain unalienable rights
What happened to the sadhu in the Parable of the Sadhu?
He died
The parties carried him back down to the village for medical care
He hiked with Stephen
He finished on his own
None of the above - ANSWERNone of the above
We do not know what happened to the sadhu
Which country is not represented among the climbing parties in the Parable of the
Sadhu?
New Zealand
Japanese
Swiss
US
All of the countries were represented - ANSWERAll of these countries are
represented
many different countries and cultures were there to experience the same life and
death event that troubled the author
