, Chapter 01
Understanding Ethics
True / False Questions
1. The field of ethics is the study of how people try to live their lives according to a
standard of "right" or "wrong" behavior.
True False
2. A society is a closed, confined unit in which people have to follow a distinct religion.
True False
3. Moral standards are independent of religious beliefs.
True False
4. Jason is a high-school senior whose peers are into drugs. He also has a family history
of substance abuse. This will have no impact on his moral standards.
True False
5. Individuals acquire their personal moral standards in the same way that they learn
the alphabet.
True False
6. Standards of ethical behavior are absorbed by osmosis as individuals observe the
examples, both positive and negative, set by everyone around them.
True False
7. The term "morals" is applied to a society, while the term "values" is used when
referring to an individual.
True False
8. A value system refers to a set of personal principles formalized into a code of
behavior.
True False
9. An intrinsic value means that the pursuit of one value is a good way to reach another
value.
True False
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,10. Happiness and health are examples of instrumental values that are pursued to reach
another value.
True False
11. Simple truth is one of the four basic categories of ethics and can be expressed simply
as doing the right thing.
True False
12. Rules of appropriate individual behavior represent the idea that the moral standards
we develop for ourselves impact our lives on a daily basis in our behavior and the
other types of decisions we make.
True False
13. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" is the Golden Rule.
True False
14. Every religion in the world shares the Golden Rule.
True False
15. Virtue ethics is the concept of living your life according to the similar virtues of
different societies.
True False
16. The problem with virtue ethics is that societies can place different emphasis on
different virtues.
True False
17. Ethics for the greater good is also referred to as utilitarianism.
True False
18. The problem with ethics for the greater good is the idea that the ends justify the
means.
True False
19. The problem with utilitarianism is the focus on doing the most good for a select few,
such as Adolf Hitler and his idea of launching a national genocide against Jews on the
ethical grounds of restoring the Aryan race.
True False
20. The concept of universal ethics argues that there are certain principles that should
apply to a select few ethical judgments.
True False
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, 21. The problem with universal ethics is the idea that the ends justify the means.
True False
22. Ethical relativism is where the traditions of one's society, one‘s personal opinions,
and the circumstances of the present moment define one's ethical principles.
True False
23. Applied ethics is the study of theories related to the Golden Rule.
True False
24. Ethical dilemmas are the study of how ethical theories are put into practice.
True False
25. An ethical dilemma is a situation in which there is no obvious right or wrong decision,
but rather a right or right answer.
True False
26. The basic assumption of ethical theory is that a person as an individual or community
is in control of all the factors that influence the choices that he or she makes.
True False
27. An ethical dilemma can be resolved with a satisfactory answer to the problem.
True False
28. The first step in resolving an ethical dilemma is to analyze the actions.
True False
29. Due to aggressive competition, Amanda feels pressured to copy an assignment from
a friend and the Internet to get good grades. She feels the professor would not be
able to figure out what she did. With this ethical dilemma, the first thing Amanda
must do is analyze her actions without thinking about consequences.
True False
30. The final step in solving an ethical dilemma is to make a decision.
True False
31. Arthur Dobrin identified 15 questions that one should consider when resolving an
ethical dilemma.
True False
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Understanding Ethics
True / False Questions
1. The field of ethics is the study of how people try to live their lives according to a
standard of "right" or "wrong" behavior.
True False
2. A society is a closed, confined unit in which people have to follow a distinct religion.
True False
3. Moral standards are independent of religious beliefs.
True False
4. Jason is a high-school senior whose peers are into drugs. He also has a family history
of substance abuse. This will have no impact on his moral standards.
True False
5. Individuals acquire their personal moral standards in the same way that they learn
the alphabet.
True False
6. Standards of ethical behavior are absorbed by osmosis as individuals observe the
examples, both positive and negative, set by everyone around them.
True False
7. The term "morals" is applied to a society, while the term "values" is used when
referring to an individual.
True False
8. A value system refers to a set of personal principles formalized into a code of
behavior.
True False
9. An intrinsic value means that the pursuit of one value is a good way to reach another
value.
True False
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,10. Happiness and health are examples of instrumental values that are pursued to reach
another value.
True False
11. Simple truth is one of the four basic categories of ethics and can be expressed simply
as doing the right thing.
True False
12. Rules of appropriate individual behavior represent the idea that the moral standards
we develop for ourselves impact our lives on a daily basis in our behavior and the
other types of decisions we make.
True False
13. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" is the Golden Rule.
True False
14. Every religion in the world shares the Golden Rule.
True False
15. Virtue ethics is the concept of living your life according to the similar virtues of
different societies.
True False
16. The problem with virtue ethics is that societies can place different emphasis on
different virtues.
True False
17. Ethics for the greater good is also referred to as utilitarianism.
True False
18. The problem with ethics for the greater good is the idea that the ends justify the
means.
True False
19. The problem with utilitarianism is the focus on doing the most good for a select few,
such as Adolf Hitler and his idea of launching a national genocide against Jews on the
ethical grounds of restoring the Aryan race.
True False
20. The concept of universal ethics argues that there are certain principles that should
apply to a select few ethical judgments.
True False
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, 21. The problem with universal ethics is the idea that the ends justify the means.
True False
22. Ethical relativism is where the traditions of one's society, one‘s personal opinions,
and the circumstances of the present moment define one's ethical principles.
True False
23. Applied ethics is the study of theories related to the Golden Rule.
True False
24. Ethical dilemmas are the study of how ethical theories are put into practice.
True False
25. An ethical dilemma is a situation in which there is no obvious right or wrong decision,
but rather a right or right answer.
True False
26. The basic assumption of ethical theory is that a person as an individual or community
is in control of all the factors that influence the choices that he or she makes.
True False
27. An ethical dilemma can be resolved with a satisfactory answer to the problem.
True False
28. The first step in resolving an ethical dilemma is to analyze the actions.
True False
29. Due to aggressive competition, Amanda feels pressured to copy an assignment from
a friend and the Internet to get good grades. She feels the professor would not be
able to figure out what she did. With this ethical dilemma, the first thing Amanda
must do is analyze her actions without thinking about consequences.
True False
30. The final step in solving an ethical dilemma is to make a decision.
True False
31. Arthur Dobrin identified 15 questions that one should consider when resolving an
ethical dilemma.
True False
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