Exam Practice Questions with Answers for Basic Professional Military Training Module 3
The Western ethical heritage is descended from ancient Greece, where ethics meant "custom." Today,
military ethics are derived from our Services' - Answers Core values and heritage
Select the result of ethical failures by military personnel. - Answers All the answers are correct
Character-based ethics argues - Answers right choices come from building good character and pursuing
virtue
Thoughts such as: "Life has no purpose or meaning," "Truth can not be known," and "What I do doesn't
matter" best typify which one of the following? - Answers Nihilism
Lawlessness and looting that often follow the apparent removal of all legitimate authority from an area
in the wake of war or national disaster typifies: - Answers Freedom-based ethics
The Principle of Utility - Answers All of the answers are correct
...posits that truth and right are part of the natural order of things, and that our consciences are a
reliable guide in making right choices. - Answers Natural Law
The idea of absolute truth is NOT a fundamental tenet of the military concept of "duty." - Answers False
An ethical person is - Answers someone who chooses to live the life people out to live
Relativism postulates - Answers All of the answers are correct.
A supposition that some mix of common sense and scientific inquiry will always lead to a conclusion that
is true typifies - Answers A reason-based approach to truth and justice
Relativism is a subset of the following ethical system: - Answers :D
Freedom-based ethics focus on - Answers :D
Some relativists would question whether reality can be accurately assessed or measured. - Answers True
The character-based system of ethics argues right choices come from pursuing the "greatest happiness
for the greatest number." - Answers False
In the view of the rule-based system of ethics, there is the notion there are absolute truths and moral
standards that are true at all times in all places for all people and all situations. - Answers True
Utilitarianism is sometimes considered to be a subset of - Answers Consequentialism
Aristotelian virtue, stoicism, and VADM Stockdale's leadership were founded upon the ethical approach
of - Answers character-based ethics
The Western ethical heritage is descended from ancient Greece, where ethics meant "custom." Today,
military ethics are derived from our Services' - Answers Core values and heritage
Select the result of ethical failures by military personnel. - Answers All the answers are correct
Character-based ethics argues - Answers right choices come from building good character and pursuing
virtue
Thoughts such as: "Life has no purpose or meaning," "Truth can not be known," and "What I do doesn't
matter" best typify which one of the following? - Answers Nihilism
Lawlessness and looting that often follow the apparent removal of all legitimate authority from an area
in the wake of war or national disaster typifies: - Answers Freedom-based ethics
The Principle of Utility - Answers All of the answers are correct
...posits that truth and right are part of the natural order of things, and that our consciences are a
reliable guide in making right choices. - Answers Natural Law
The idea of absolute truth is NOT a fundamental tenet of the military concept of "duty." - Answers False
An ethical person is - Answers someone who chooses to live the life people out to live
Relativism postulates - Answers All of the answers are correct.
A supposition that some mix of common sense and scientific inquiry will always lead to a conclusion that
is true typifies - Answers A reason-based approach to truth and justice
Relativism is a subset of the following ethical system: - Answers :D
Freedom-based ethics focus on - Answers :D
Some relativists would question whether reality can be accurately assessed or measured. - Answers True
The character-based system of ethics argues right choices come from pursuing the "greatest happiness
for the greatest number." - Answers False
In the view of the rule-based system of ethics, there is the notion there are absolute truths and moral
standards that are true at all times in all places for all people and all situations. - Answers True
Utilitarianism is sometimes considered to be a subset of - Answers Consequentialism
Aristotelian virtue, stoicism, and VADM Stockdale's leadership were founded upon the ethical approach
of - Answers character-based ethics
