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Business Ethics Case Studies and Selected Readings, 9th Edition by Marianne
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M. Jennings
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Unit 01: b
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1. A credo consists of how you define yourself by job title and income.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: b True / False b b
HAS VARIABLES:
b False
TOPICS: Defining Ethics b
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember b
DATE CREATED: b 8/24/2017 4:41 PM b b
DATE MODIFIED: b 9/12/2017 4:10 PM b b
2. Part of a credo includes a list of lines you would never cross to be successful.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: b True / False b b
HAS VARIABLES:
b False
TOPICS: Defining Ethics b
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember b
DATE CREATED: b 8/24/2017 4:57 PM b b
DATE MODIFIED: b 8/24/2017 4:59 PM b b
3. An ethical breach is not necessarily a violation of the law.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: b True / False b b
HAS VARIABLES:
b False
TOPICS: Defining Ethics b
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember b
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,DATE CREATED:
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4. Unwritten rules of conduct are part of our normative standards.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: b True / False
b b
HAS VARIABLES:
b False
TOPICS: Defining Ethics b
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember b
DATE CREATED:
b 8/24/2017 5:28 PM b b
DATE MODIFIED:
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5. Self-interest is the same as selfishness.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: b True / False
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HAS VARIABLES:
b False
TOPICS: Defining Ethics b
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand b
DATE CREATED:
b 8/24/2017 5:33 PM b b
DATE MODIFIED:
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6. Ethical egoism is selfishness.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: b True / False
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HAS VARIABLES:
b False
TOPICS: Defining Ethics b
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand b
DATE CREATED:
b 8/24/2017 5:36 PM b b
DATE MODIFIED:
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7. Kant would label paying lower wages in developing countries than the wages paid in developed economies as
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unethical.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
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,QUESTION TYPE: b True / False b b
HAS VARIABLES:
b False
TOPICS: Defining Ethics b
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Apply b
DATE CREATED:
b 8/24/2017 5:39 PM b b
DATE MODIFIED:
b 8/24/2017 5:40 PM b b
8. Kant is part of the utilitarian school of thought on ethics.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: b True / False b b
HAS VARIABLES:
b False
TOPICS: Defining Ethics b
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand b
DATE CREATED:
b 8/24/2017 5:41 PM b b
DATE MODIFIED:
b 8/24/2017 5:45 PM b b
9. Kant and Rand do not agree on the importance of self-interest in ethical theory.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: b True / False b b
HAS VARIABLES:
b False
TOPICS: Defining Ethics b
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand b
DATE CREATED:
b 8/24/2017 5:47 PM b b
DATE MODIFIED:
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10. Locke and Rawls develop their ethical theory on the basis of a tabula rasa.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: b True / False b b
HAS VARIABLES:
b False
TOPICS: Defining Ethics b
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand b
DATE CREATED:
b 8/24/2017 5:48 PM b b
DATE MODIFIED:
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11. Locke and Rawls are contractarians.
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a. True
b. False
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, ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: b True / False b b
HAS VARIABLES:
b False
TOPICS: Defining Ethics b
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand b
DATE CREATED:
b 8/24/2017 5:50 PM b b
DATE MODIFIED:
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12. The Rights Theory is generally associated with Plato and Aristotle.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: b True / False b b
HAS VARIABLES:
b False
TOPICS: Defining Ethics b
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand b
DATE CREATED:
b 8/24/2017 5:52 PM b b
DATE MODIFIED:
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13. Robert Nozick is the leading thinker for utilitarianism.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: b True / False b b
HAS VARIABLES:
b False
TOPICS: Defining Ethics b
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand b
DATE CREATED:
b 8/24/2017 5:53 PM b b
DATE MODIFIED:
b 8/24/2017 5:55 PM b b
14. Third-trimester abortions would be supported under a Rights Theory.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: b True / False b b
HAS VARIABLES:
b False
TOPICS: Defining Ethics b
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Apply b
DATE CREATED:
b 8/24/2017 5:55 PM b b
DATE MODIFIED:
b 8/24/2017 6:02 PM b b
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Business Ethics Case Studies and Selected Readings, 9th Edition by Marianne
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M. Jennings
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Unit 01: b
True / False
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1. A credo consists of how you define yourself by job title and income.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: b True / False b b
HAS VARIABLES:
b False
TOPICS: Defining Ethics b
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember b
DATE CREATED: b 8/24/2017 4:41 PM b b
DATE MODIFIED: b 9/12/2017 4:10 PM b b
2. Part of a credo includes a list of lines you would never cross to be successful.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: b True / False b b
HAS VARIABLES:
b False
TOPICS: Defining Ethics b
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember b
DATE CREATED: b 8/24/2017 4:57 PM b b
DATE MODIFIED: b 8/24/2017 4:59 PM b b
3. An ethical breach is not necessarily a violation of the law.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: b True / False b b
HAS VARIABLES:
b False
TOPICS: Defining Ethics b
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember b
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,DATE CREATED:
b 8/24/2017 5:26 PM b b
DATE MODIFIED:
b 8/24/2017 5:28 PM b b
4. Unwritten rules of conduct are part of our normative standards.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: b True / False
b b
HAS VARIABLES:
b False
TOPICS: Defining Ethics b
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember b
DATE CREATED:
b 8/24/2017 5:28 PM b b
DATE MODIFIED:
b 8/24/2017 5:31 PM b b
5. Self-interest is the same as selfishness.
b b b b b
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: b True / False
b b
HAS VARIABLES:
b False
TOPICS: Defining Ethics b
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand b
DATE CREATED:
b 8/24/2017 5:33 PM b b
DATE MODIFIED:
b 8/24/2017 5:35 PM b b
6. Ethical egoism is selfishness.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: b True / False
b b
HAS VARIABLES:
b False
TOPICS: Defining Ethics b
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand b
DATE CREATED:
b 8/24/2017 5:36 PM b b
DATE MODIFIED:
b 8/24/2017 5:37 PM b b
7. Kant would label paying lower wages in developing countries than the wages paid in developed economies as
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unethical.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
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,QUESTION TYPE: b True / False b b
HAS VARIABLES:
b False
TOPICS: Defining Ethics b
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Apply b
DATE CREATED:
b 8/24/2017 5:39 PM b b
DATE MODIFIED:
b 8/24/2017 5:40 PM b b
8. Kant is part of the utilitarian school of thought on ethics.
b b b b b b b b b b
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: b True / False b b
HAS VARIABLES:
b False
TOPICS: Defining Ethics b
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand b
DATE CREATED:
b 8/24/2017 5:41 PM b b
DATE MODIFIED:
b 8/24/2017 5:45 PM b b
9. Kant and Rand do not agree on the importance of self-interest in ethical theory.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: b True / False b b
HAS VARIABLES:
b False
TOPICS: Defining Ethics b
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand b
DATE CREATED:
b 8/24/2017 5:47 PM b b
DATE MODIFIED:
b 8/24/2017 5:48 PM b b
10. Locke and Rawls develop their ethical theory on the basis of a tabula rasa.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: b True / False b b
HAS VARIABLES:
b False
TOPICS: Defining Ethics b
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand b
DATE CREATED:
b 8/24/2017 5:48 PM b b
DATE MODIFIED:
b 8/24/2017 5:50 PM b b
11. Locke and Rawls are contractarians.
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a. True
b. False
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, ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: b True / False b b
HAS VARIABLES:
b False
TOPICS: Defining Ethics b
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand b
DATE CREATED:
b 8/24/2017 5:50 PM b b
DATE MODIFIED:
b 8/24/2017 5:52 PM b b
12. The Rights Theory is generally associated with Plato and Aristotle.
b b b b b b b b b
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: b True / False b b
HAS VARIABLES:
b False
TOPICS: Defining Ethics b
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand b
DATE CREATED:
b 8/24/2017 5:52 PM b b
DATE MODIFIED:
b 8/24/2017 5:53 PM b b
13. Robert Nozick is the leading thinker for utilitarianism.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: b True / False b b
HAS VARIABLES:
b False
TOPICS: Defining Ethics b
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand b
DATE CREATED:
b 8/24/2017 5:53 PM b b
DATE MODIFIED:
b 8/24/2017 5:55 PM b b
14. Third-trimester abortions would be supported under a Rights Theory.
b b b b b b b b
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: b True / False b b
HAS VARIABLES:
b False
TOPICS: Defining Ethics b
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Apply b
DATE CREATED:
b 8/24/2017 5:55 PM b b
DATE MODIFIED:
b 8/24/2017 6:02 PM b b
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