ETHICS 2026 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE ETHICS AND MORAL
PHILOSOPHY REVIEW
What happens to any person who puts on The Ring of Gyges? - CORRECT
ANSWER-They become invisible.
Psychological egoism is the theory that - CORRECT ANSWER-everything
people do is fundamentally motivated by self-interest.
Psychological Egoism is a descriptive theory of human behavior, not a
normative ethical theory that aims to prescribe certain standards for good
behavior. - CORRECT ANSWER-True
If psychological egoism is true, then _________________ is impossible.
- CORRECT ANSWER-Altruism
Gyges uses his magical ring to _____________________ and
__________________. - CORRECT ANSWER-Seduce the queen
and
Slay the kind
,According to the text, the existence of a guilty conscience - CORRECT
ANSWER-is evidence against psychological egoism.
If all of our actions are motivated by our strongest desire, then - CORRECT
ANSWER-psychological egoism is true only if all of our strongest desires
are for self-interest.
According to ethical egoism, conflicts between self-interest and morality -
CORRECT ANSWER-are impossible.
Psychological egoism - CORRECT ANSWER-is one, but not the only,
possible source of support for ethical egoism.
Ethical Egoism is defined as "the theory that it is permissible, but not
obligatory, to value oneself over others." - CORRECT ANSWER-False
If ethical egoism is true, then I should regard the interests of others as
having - CORRECT ANSWER-no moral importance.
The best argument for ethical egoism states that - CORRECT ANSWER-if
there is good reason to do something, then doing it must make you better
off.
, According to libertarianism, all of our positive moral duties derive from
_____________ and _____________ - CORRECT ANSWER-Consent
and
Reperation
In order to claim that murder, rape, and torture are always morally
impermissible, the ethical egoist must maintain that those who murder,
rape, or torture never benefit from these kinds of behaviors - CORRECT
ANSWER-True
Utilitarians believe that even if you intend for your action to cause someone
harm, you can still end up doing the right thing. - CORRECT ANSWER-
True
John Stuart Mill claims that it is better to be a human being dissatisfied
than a pig satisfied because: - CORRECT ANSWER-human beings possess
higher faculties than pigs.
Which value theory is endorsed by Utilitarians? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Hedonism
Consequentialism is a version of Utilitarianism. - CORRECT ANSWER-
False
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE ETHICS AND MORAL
PHILOSOPHY REVIEW
What happens to any person who puts on The Ring of Gyges? - CORRECT
ANSWER-They become invisible.
Psychological egoism is the theory that - CORRECT ANSWER-everything
people do is fundamentally motivated by self-interest.
Psychological Egoism is a descriptive theory of human behavior, not a
normative ethical theory that aims to prescribe certain standards for good
behavior. - CORRECT ANSWER-True
If psychological egoism is true, then _________________ is impossible.
- CORRECT ANSWER-Altruism
Gyges uses his magical ring to _____________________ and
__________________. - CORRECT ANSWER-Seduce the queen
and
Slay the kind
,According to the text, the existence of a guilty conscience - CORRECT
ANSWER-is evidence against psychological egoism.
If all of our actions are motivated by our strongest desire, then - CORRECT
ANSWER-psychological egoism is true only if all of our strongest desires
are for self-interest.
According to ethical egoism, conflicts between self-interest and morality -
CORRECT ANSWER-are impossible.
Psychological egoism - CORRECT ANSWER-is one, but not the only,
possible source of support for ethical egoism.
Ethical Egoism is defined as "the theory that it is permissible, but not
obligatory, to value oneself over others." - CORRECT ANSWER-False
If ethical egoism is true, then I should regard the interests of others as
having - CORRECT ANSWER-no moral importance.
The best argument for ethical egoism states that - CORRECT ANSWER-if
there is good reason to do something, then doing it must make you better
off.
, According to libertarianism, all of our positive moral duties derive from
_____________ and _____________ - CORRECT ANSWER-Consent
and
Reperation
In order to claim that murder, rape, and torture are always morally
impermissible, the ethical egoist must maintain that those who murder,
rape, or torture never benefit from these kinds of behaviors - CORRECT
ANSWER-True
Utilitarians believe that even if you intend for your action to cause someone
harm, you can still end up doing the right thing. - CORRECT ANSWER-
True
John Stuart Mill claims that it is better to be a human being dissatisfied
than a pig satisfied because: - CORRECT ANSWER-human beings possess
higher faculties than pigs.
Which value theory is endorsed by Utilitarians? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Hedonism
Consequentialism is a version of Utilitarianism. - CORRECT ANSWER-
False
