PHILOSOPHY 12,13 AND 14 :21 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS.
1. According to Aristotle in the Nicomachean Ethics the good of people is - ANSWER
c. an activity of the soul in conformity with virtue.
2. Thinkers in the ancient world came to ethics by asking - ANSWER d. what traits
of character make someone a good person?
3. According to Rachels for the Greeks the life of virtue was - ANSWER b. in
separable from from the life of reason.
4. According to Rachel's, the medieval philosopher's, because of a distrust of
reason taught that - ANSWER a. that moral goodness depends upon subordinating
oneself to the will of God.
5. According to Rachel's modern moral philosophers approached the subject of
morality by asking - ANSWER a. not what character traits make someone a good
person
d. but what is the right thing to do.
f. two of the above.
6. According to Rachel's in recent years - ANSWER a. a number of philosophers
have said that moral philosophy is bankrupt.
c. we should return to Aristotle's way of thinking.
f. two of the above.
7. According to Rachel's a theory of virtue should have which of the following
components? - ANSWER a. a definition of what a virtue is.
b. a list of virtues.
c. an account of what virtues consist in.
d. an account of why these qualities are good for a person to have.
e. all of the above
8. According to Aristotle a virtue is - ANSWER a. a trait of character manifested in
habitual action.
9. According to Aristotle a virtue is - ANSWER b. a commendable trait of character
manifested in habitual action.
10. According to Rachels a moral virtue - ANSWER a. a trait of character.
b. manifested in habitual action.
c. that is good for everyone to have
11. According to Rachel's - ANSWER b. each virtue has its unique characteristics.
12. According to Aristotle - ANSWER a. virtues are midpoints between extremes
13. According to Aristotle a virtue is - ANSWER c. a midpoint between a deficiency
and an excess
14. According to Aristotle virtues are valuable because - ANSWER b. virtuous
people fare better in life.
1. According to Aristotle in the Nicomachean Ethics the good of people is - ANSWER
c. an activity of the soul in conformity with virtue.
2. Thinkers in the ancient world came to ethics by asking - ANSWER d. what traits
of character make someone a good person?
3. According to Rachels for the Greeks the life of virtue was - ANSWER b. in
separable from from the life of reason.
4. According to Rachel's, the medieval philosopher's, because of a distrust of
reason taught that - ANSWER a. that moral goodness depends upon subordinating
oneself to the will of God.
5. According to Rachel's modern moral philosophers approached the subject of
morality by asking - ANSWER a. not what character traits make someone a good
person
d. but what is the right thing to do.
f. two of the above.
6. According to Rachel's in recent years - ANSWER a. a number of philosophers
have said that moral philosophy is bankrupt.
c. we should return to Aristotle's way of thinking.
f. two of the above.
7. According to Rachel's a theory of virtue should have which of the following
components? - ANSWER a. a definition of what a virtue is.
b. a list of virtues.
c. an account of what virtues consist in.
d. an account of why these qualities are good for a person to have.
e. all of the above
8. According to Aristotle a virtue is - ANSWER a. a trait of character manifested in
habitual action.
9. According to Aristotle a virtue is - ANSWER b. a commendable trait of character
manifested in habitual action.
10. According to Rachels a moral virtue - ANSWER a. a trait of character.
b. manifested in habitual action.
c. that is good for everyone to have
11. According to Rachel's - ANSWER b. each virtue has its unique characteristics.
12. According to Aristotle - ANSWER a. virtues are midpoints between extremes
13. According to Aristotle a virtue is - ANSWER c. a midpoint between a deficiency
and an excess
14. According to Aristotle virtues are valuable because - ANSWER b. virtuous
people fare better in life.
