HUM 1020 Final Exam Questions and Answers
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(Module 1) Aristotle defines "good" as . -CORRECTANSWER agreement
from both the intellectual and the common man; striving for happiness
(Module 1) What are the two kinds of virtue Aristotle describes? -CORRECTANSWER
the best and most complete; activity of the soul
(Module 1) How does Aristotle say we begin to acquire the virtues? -
CORRECTANSWER by striving for true happiness
(Module 1) Who argues that happiness is an activity of the soul in accordance with
virtue? -CORRECTANSWER Aristotle
(Module 1) What is Glaucon's received view of justice? -CORRECTANSWER justice is
a mean or a compromise between the best possible situation (which is to practice
injustice with impunity) and the worst possible situation (which is to suffer injustice
without the power to retaliate), and justice being at the middle point between the two is
tolerated not as a good but accepted by men who lack the inability to practice injustice.
(Module 1) Explain Glaucon's thought experiment involving the just and the unjust man.
-CORRECTANSWER unjust man-best reputation; just man-worst reputation
(Module 1) Who does Glaucon think would be happier? -CORRECTANSWER Glaucon
is arguing that no one would choose to live a life of justice if there weren't any rewards
,attached to the just life.
(Module 1) In "The Myth of the Ring" Socrates argues that it is better to get caught and
punished than to get away with a misdeed. -CORRECTANSWER True
(Module 1) How does Socrates' respond to Glaucon? -CORRECTANSWER with a story
of the beast, the lion, and the man
(Module 1) Socrates argues that to act unjustly is to . -CORRECTANSWER
that to practice injustice puts one on a path of self-destruction
(Module 1) Why does Glaucon think we act justly in the real world? -
CORRECTANSWER for self-interest; something in it for us
(Module 1) Explain Socrates' account of the soul. -CORRECTANSWER to practice
injustice is to make the lesser parts of your soul (the beast and the lion) a slave to the
more noble element of your soul (the inner man).
(Module 1) Who does Socrates think would be happier? -CORRECTANSWER the just
man
(Module 1) What, on Aristotle's view, is the aim of life? -CORRECTANSWER true
happiness
(Module 1) Who says, "No man would keep his hands off of what was not his own when
he could safely take what he liked out of the market, or go into houses and lie with
anyone at his will"? -CORRECTANSWER Plato
, (Module 1) Glaucon argues that we act morally in real life because .-
CORRECTANSWER we act on egoistic qualities; believes everyone acts only from the
motive of self-interest
(Module 1) Why, on Aristotle's view, would it be correct to say neither the just man nor
the unjust man would be happy? -CORRECTANSWER because wealth and reputation
are merely instrumental goods
(Module 2) According to utilitarianism, actions are right if .-
CORRECTANSWER They promote the greater good.
(Module 2) Which of the following is an example mentioned in Singer's essay? -
CORRECTANSWER A child drowning in a koi pond.
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(Module 1) Aristotle defines "good" as . -CORRECTANSWER agreement
from both the intellectual and the common man; striving for happiness
(Module 1) What are the two kinds of virtue Aristotle describes? -CORRECTANSWER
the best and most complete; activity of the soul
(Module 1) How does Aristotle say we begin to acquire the virtues? -
CORRECTANSWER by striving for true happiness
(Module 1) Who argues that happiness is an activity of the soul in accordance with
virtue? -CORRECTANSWER Aristotle
(Module 1) What is Glaucon's received view of justice? -CORRECTANSWER justice is
a mean or a compromise between the best possible situation (which is to practice
injustice with impunity) and the worst possible situation (which is to suffer injustice
without the power to retaliate), and justice being at the middle point between the two is
tolerated not as a good but accepted by men who lack the inability to practice injustice.
(Module 1) Explain Glaucon's thought experiment involving the just and the unjust man.
-CORRECTANSWER unjust man-best reputation; just man-worst reputation
(Module 1) Who does Glaucon think would be happier? -CORRECTANSWER Glaucon
is arguing that no one would choose to live a life of justice if there weren't any rewards
,attached to the just life.
(Module 1) In "The Myth of the Ring" Socrates argues that it is better to get caught and
punished than to get away with a misdeed. -CORRECTANSWER True
(Module 1) How does Socrates' respond to Glaucon? -CORRECTANSWER with a story
of the beast, the lion, and the man
(Module 1) Socrates argues that to act unjustly is to . -CORRECTANSWER
that to practice injustice puts one on a path of self-destruction
(Module 1) Why does Glaucon think we act justly in the real world? -
CORRECTANSWER for self-interest; something in it for us
(Module 1) Explain Socrates' account of the soul. -CORRECTANSWER to practice
injustice is to make the lesser parts of your soul (the beast and the lion) a slave to the
more noble element of your soul (the inner man).
(Module 1) Who does Socrates think would be happier? -CORRECTANSWER the just
man
(Module 1) What, on Aristotle's view, is the aim of life? -CORRECTANSWER true
happiness
(Module 1) Who says, "No man would keep his hands off of what was not his own when
he could safely take what he liked out of the market, or go into houses and lie with
anyone at his will"? -CORRECTANSWER Plato
, (Module 1) Glaucon argues that we act morally in real life because .-
CORRECTANSWER we act on egoistic qualities; believes everyone acts only from the
motive of self-interest
(Module 1) Why, on Aristotle's view, would it be correct to say neither the just man nor
the unjust man would be happy? -CORRECTANSWER because wealth and reputation
are merely instrumental goods
(Module 2) According to utilitarianism, actions are right if .-
CORRECTANSWER They promote the greater good.
(Module 2) Which of the following is an example mentioned in Singer's essay? -
CORRECTANSWER A child drowning in a koi pond.
