Prelims

Question 1

Ethics came from the greek word?

Answer 1

Ethos

Question 2

This word means custom, usage, character

Answer 2

Ethos

Question 3

What is the Latin equivalent of ethos?

Answer 3

Mores

Question 4

What is the etymological word of moral, morality, morals?

Answer 4

mores

Question 5

This word may be used to refer to specific beliefs or attitudes that people have to describe acts that people perform.

Answer 5

Morals

Question 6

This can be spoken of as the discipline of studying and understanding the ideal of human behavour and ideal ways of thinking

Answer 6

Ethics

Question 7

Ethics is a term mostly used on ways of behaving in a given field, popularly known as _______

Answer 7

Professional ethics

Question 8

True or false: Ethics and morals are used as equivalent terms in the Western language that refers to traditional manners, customs, habits, systems of values or character of the community.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

_____ is about what is good or bad actions, right or wrong, acceptable or unacceptable.

Answer 9

Ethics

Question 10

True or false: Ethics is about putting a value on our actions

Answer 10

True. We label something as good or bad, right or wrong, acceptable or unacceptable.

Question 11

True or false: Not all that has a value of good and bad are part of ethics.

Answer 11

True. For example, it is good to drink plenty of water or it is bad to sleep late.

Question 12

The word aesthetic comes from the Greek word _____ which means sense or feeling

Answer 12

Aesthesis

Question 13

True or false: In aesthetics, the judgements are based on what we see, hear, smell, or taste.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

This tells us what is proper to do in specific situations

Answer 14

Etiquette

Question 15

What is concerned when someone interrupts while you are speaking? How about when someone starts cursing at you and shouts libelous words?

Answer 15

1. Etiquette
2. Ethics

Question 16

Technique comes from the Greek word ____, which means the proper way of doing things

Answer 16

Techne

Question 17

What are the three sources of authority of ethics?

Answer 17

Law, religion, culture

Question 18

___ guides every country in this world

Answer 18

Law

Question 19

____ talks about what is pleasing and not pleasing in the eyes of God.

Answer 19

Religion

Question 20

____ sets standards in our community

Answer 20

Culture

Question 21

What is the authority of ethics?

Answer 21

Reason, because it is common to all

Question 22

What justifies judgements and decisions?

Answer 22

Principles

Question 23

What school did Aristotle establish?

Answer 23

Lyceum

Question 24

Give examples of Aristotle’s works

Answer 24

Metaphysics
De Generatione et Corruptione (biology)
De Anima (psychology)
Nicomachean Ethics
Organon (logic)

Question 26

Plato divided the world into two realms:

Answer 26

Forms/eidos and matter

Question 26

Tell what is being described: Everything here on earth has a purpose

Answer 26

Telos

Question 26

Tell what is being described: Happiness--this is something final and self-sufficient

Answer 26

Eudaimonia

Question 27

Tell what is being described: Proper function--one is doing what he/she is supposed to do

Answer 27

Ergon

Question 28

Tell what is being described: Wisdom, courage, temperance, justice It is constitutive to be able to perform ones proper function well/happiness

Answer 28

Virtues

Question 29

Tell what is being described: Middle-hitting the balance

Answer 29

Mesotes

Question 30

What is the deficiency and excess of temperate?

Answer 30

Addictive and Ascetic

Question 31

What is the deficiency and excess of brave?

Answer 31

Cowardly and Rash

Question 32

What is the deficiency and excess of generous?

Answer 32

Stingy and Extravagant

Question 33

What is the deficiency and excess of truthful?

Answer 33

Self-deprecating and Boastful

Question 34

What is the deficiency and excess of witty?

Answer 34

Boorish and Buffoonish

Question 35

What is the deficiency and excess of friendly?

Answer 35

Quarrelsome and Bootlicking

Question 36

What is the deficiency and excess of spirited?

Answer 36

Melancholy and Boisterous

Question 37

What is the deficiency and excess of conscientious?

Answer 37

Depraved and Deferential

Question 38

What is the deficiency and excess of indignant?

Answer 38

Envious and Retributive

Question 39

What is the deficiency and excess of benevolent?

Answer 39

Mean and Self-sacrificing

Question 40

What is the deficiency and excess of industrious?

Answer 40

Lazy and Single-minded

Question 41

This is the ultimate telos of a person

Answer 41

Eudaimonia (happiness)

Question 42

In Greek, performing in a good or excellent way is?

Answer 42

Arete

Question 43

Arete equates to the word?

Answer 43

Virtue

Question 44

It is the excellent management of feelings and passions

Answer 44

Virtue

Question 45

When a person is already habituated on finding the mesotes, she will be called?

Answer 45

Phronimos

Question 46

This refers to the mean between two vices

Answer 46

Virtue

Question 47

This refers to the mean, which is always exact or the maximum act, not an excess nor a deficiency

Answer 47

Mesotes

Question 47

True or false: All actions have mesotes

Answer 47

False. Wrong actions don't have a mesotes.

Question 48

It means performing in a good or excellent way

Answer 48

Arete