Dsst: Ethics In America Practice Test 1 Questions And Answers

Dsst: Ethics In America Practice Test 1
Questions And Answers

relativism b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The btheory bthat bthere bare bno buniversally bvalid
bmoral bvalues bapplicable bto ball bpeople bat ball btimes bis


virtue b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The bword barête bmost bclosely btranslates bas bwhich bof
bthe bfollowing?


III band bIV bonly b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The bword beudaimonia bmost bclosely btranslates
bas bwhich bof bthe bfollowing?


I. bFate

II. bThought

III. bLiving bwell

IV. bDoing bgood

Plato b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Notions bsuch bas b"Truth," b"Beauty," b"Justice" band bso
bforth bare bconsidered bto bbe beternal b"forms" bby bwhich bphilosopher?


Always baligned bwith beach bother bas blong bas bthe bsubject bhas ball bthe bknowledge
bneeded bto btruly bknow bwhat bis bin bthe bsubjects btrue bself-interest. b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔To bSocrates, bself-interest band bvirtue bwere


emotion, breason, bappetites b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Which bmost bclosely bapproximates
bthe bthree bparts bof bthe bsoul, baccording bto bPlato?


was bconceived bby bAristotle band bmeans bthat bone bshould bavoid bextremes bin
bbehavior band baction b- bcorrect banswers✔✔"The bDoctrine bof bthe bMean"


the bsoul b- bcorrect banswers✔✔To bPlato band bAristotle, bthe bultimate bsource bof
bjustice bis

,There bare ba bgreat bmany bsimilarities bin battitudes band bsentiments bin ball bcultures. b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔What bstatement bhas bbeen bcited bin bsupport bof bcultural
babsolutism?


ba. bPeople bin bdifferent bcultures btend bto bbelieve bthat btheir bmorality bis bthe bone btrue
bmorality.
bb. bThere bis bextreme bvariation bin bmanners, btaboos, band breligions bfrom bculture bto
bculture.
bc. bMoral bbeliefs bof bhuman bbeings bare blearned bessentially bfrom btheir bcultural
benvironments.
bd. bThere bare ba bgreat bmany bsimilarities bin battitudes band bsentiments bin ball
bcultures.


God b- bcorrect banswers✔✔To bthe bancient bIsraelites, bthe bultimate bbasis bof blaw bwas

in bthe bLaw, bjustice bwas bretributive, bwhereas bin bthe bProphets bit bwas bdistributive. b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔The bmain bdifference bbetween bthe bconcept bof bjustice bin bthe
bLaw band bin bthe bProphets bin bthe bOld bTestament bwas bthat


the bultimate bbasis bof bteh blaw band bcommandment bto blove bis bbased bon ba bmales
bdeity's binsistence b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Paternalism bis bunavoidable bin bthe bBible's
bethical bsystem bbecause


By bangrily bdeclaring bhtat btheir bflock bhas bsinned, bwill bbe bpunished bseverely bby
bGod, bbut bthen bforgiven-if bthey brepent band bmend btheir bways. b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔The bProphets bdenounce bevil bin bwhich bof bthe bfollowing bmanners?


ba. bBy blovingly bprodding btheir bflock bto bmend btheir bways
bb. bBy bangrily bdeclaring bthat btheir bflock bhas bsinned, bwill bbe bpunished bseverely bby
bGod, bbut bthen bforgiven—if bthey brepent band bmend btheir bways
bc. bBy bpromising bthat bthe bIsraelites bwill bbe bwiped bout bfor btheir bevil
bd. bBy binsisting bthat bthe bIsraelites bcontrol btheir bappetites bthrough breason


covenant b- bcorrect banswers✔✔When bGod bpromises bAbraham bthat bhis bprogeny
bwill blive bin bthe bland bof bIsrael bas bAbraham band bhis bprogeny bworship bGod band
bfollow bhis blaws, bthis bis bknown bas bthe


paradox b- bcorrect banswers✔✔If bthe bGod bof bthe bBible bcommands b"thou bshalt bnot
bkill," bbut bthen bassists bthe bIsraelites bin btheir bconquest bof bCanaan, boften bwiping
bout bwhole bpeoples, bwe bare bfaced bwith bwhich bof bthe bfollowing bsituations?


the bProblem bof bEvil b- bcorrect banswers✔✔"If bthe bGod bof bthe bBible bis bomnipotent
band bomniscient, bwhy bthen bdoes bHe ballow bevil bto boccur?"


This bquestion bis ba bstatement bof bwhich bof bthe bfollowing?

, ba. bThe bProblem bof bEvil
bb. bThe bProblem bof bOmnipotence
bc. bThe bGolden bMean
bd. bDivine bCommand bTheory


I band bII bonly b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The bNew bTestament's bethics bdiffers bfrom bthat
bof bthe bOld bTestament bin bthat bit


I. bdoes bnot bfollow bthe bdietary blaws bin bthe bOld bTestament

II. bis bnot blimited bto bone's bfamily bor bethnic bgroup

III. brelies bon bthe bauthority bof bGod bfor bits bforce

Paul b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Achieving brighteousness bthrough bfaith band bthe bdoctrine
bof boriginal bsin boriginated bwith


Moral bproposition b- bcorrect banswers✔✔If bpropositions bare beither btrue bor bfalse,
bwhich bof bthe bfollowing bmay bnot balways bbe bcategorized bas ba bproposition?


all bof bthe babove b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The bMoral bLaw bTradition bis bbased bon
bwhich bof bthe bfollowing bclaims?


ba. ba bsystem bof bmorality bis binherent bin bthe buniverse
bb. bhuman bbeings bcan bunderstand bthe bsystem bof bmorality binherent bin bthe
buniverse
bc. bhuman bbeings bare bcapable bof bobeying bthe bsystem bof bmorality binherent bin bthe
buniverse.
bd. ball bof bthe babove


I band bIII bonly b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Locke, bHobbes, band bRousseau bagreed bthat

I. bthere bwas ban boriginal bcondition bof bhumanity bcalled bthe bState bof bNature

II. bin bthis bState bof bNature, bhuman bbeings bwere binnately bgood

III. bcivil bsociety bchanged bthe bState bof bNature

Locke b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The bonly bsource bof blegitimate bpolitical bauthority bis bthe
bconsent bof bthe bgoverned. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bphilosophers bbelieved bthis?


natural brights bderive bfrom bnatural blaw bbecause bthe buniversal bstandards bthat
bgovern bethics bare binherent bin bhuman bnature, bwherever bhuman bnature bcomes
bfrom b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The brelationship bbetween bnatural blaw band bnatural
brights bis bthat