PPLE - Final Exam Practice Questions
Module 1 with Correct Answers
When analyzing the relationship between law and ethics, which of the following is
true?
A. They are largely distinct, with little overlap
B. Law is a subset of ethics
C. Ethics is a subset of law
D. They are completely distinct with no overlap - ✔✔B (Module 1: Lecture 1)
Healthcare focuses on:
A. What is/are
B. What ought/should be
C. What is and ought
D. What may or may not - ✔✔C (Module 1: Lecture 1)
Which of the following is the most important aspect of deontological ethics?
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,A. Consequences of an act
B. Good moral character
C. Motives and intentions
D. Settling contentious moral conflicts - ✔✔C (Module 1: Lecture 1)
Which of the following correctly defines the respect for persons concept?
A. Act so that you could will your action to be a universal rule for anyone in the same
situation.
B. A person with good moral character will do the right thing
C. Decisions about what is or isn't ethical is about consequences of an act.
D. Always treat persons as ends in themselves, never as means to an end - ✔✔D
(Module 1: Lecture 1)
Good moral character is the central component to which of the following?
A. Virtue Ethics
B. Utilitarian Ethics
C. Deontological Ethics
D. Common Law Ethics - ✔✔A (Module 1: Lecture 1)
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, Which of the following theorizes that humans possess intrinsic values that govern our
reasoning and behavior?
A. Common Law Ethics
B. Natural Law Ethics
C. Virtue Ethics
D. Deontological Ethics - ✔✔B (Module 1: Lecture 1)
Which major bioethics principle calls for the fair allocation of benefits and burdens on
the patient?
A. Beneficence
B. Veracity
C. Justice
D. Non-malficence - ✔✔C (Module 1: Lecture 1)
Which major bioethics principle means to tell the truth?
A. Veracity
B. Fidelity
C. Autonomy
D. Beneficence - ✔✔A (Module 1: Lecture 1)
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Module 1 with Correct Answers
When analyzing the relationship between law and ethics, which of the following is
true?
A. They are largely distinct, with little overlap
B. Law is a subset of ethics
C. Ethics is a subset of law
D. They are completely distinct with no overlap - ✔✔B (Module 1: Lecture 1)
Healthcare focuses on:
A. What is/are
B. What ought/should be
C. What is and ought
D. What may or may not - ✔✔C (Module 1: Lecture 1)
Which of the following is the most important aspect of deontological ethics?
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,A. Consequences of an act
B. Good moral character
C. Motives and intentions
D. Settling contentious moral conflicts - ✔✔C (Module 1: Lecture 1)
Which of the following correctly defines the respect for persons concept?
A. Act so that you could will your action to be a universal rule for anyone in the same
situation.
B. A person with good moral character will do the right thing
C. Decisions about what is or isn't ethical is about consequences of an act.
D. Always treat persons as ends in themselves, never as means to an end - ✔✔D
(Module 1: Lecture 1)
Good moral character is the central component to which of the following?
A. Virtue Ethics
B. Utilitarian Ethics
C. Deontological Ethics
D. Common Law Ethics - ✔✔A (Module 1: Lecture 1)
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, Which of the following theorizes that humans possess intrinsic values that govern our
reasoning and behavior?
A. Common Law Ethics
B. Natural Law Ethics
C. Virtue Ethics
D. Deontological Ethics - ✔✔B (Module 1: Lecture 1)
Which major bioethics principle calls for the fair allocation of benefits and burdens on
the patient?
A. Beneficence
B. Veracity
C. Justice
D. Non-malficence - ✔✔C (Module 1: Lecture 1)
Which major bioethics principle means to tell the truth?
A. Veracity
B. Fidelity
C. Autonomy
D. Beneficence - ✔✔A (Module 1: Lecture 1)
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