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Q1: According to Kant, our sense of “ought to” is called:
* Necessity.
* Insecurity.
* Paranoia.
* Dutifulness.
Dutifulness.
Q2: According to the second formulation of the Categorical Imperative:
* The moral worth of a person depends upon that person’s actions.
* One good turn deserves another.
* Bad deeds should be punished.
* It is wrong for one person to “use” another.
It is wrong for one person to “use” another.
Q3: The Principle of Utility is also called:
* The Categorical Imperative.
* The Difference Principle.
* The Greatest Happiness Principle.
* The Social Contract.
The Greatest Happiness Principle.
Q4: Utilitarianism is an example of:
* A consequentialist theory.
* The social contract theory.
* A non-consequentialist theory.
* A relativistic theory.
A consequentialist theory.
Q5: The problem of moral luck is raised as a criticism of:
* The divine command theory.
* Act utilitarianism.
* Rule utilitarianism.
* Kantianism.
Act utilitarianism.
Q6: Utilitarianism does not mean “the greatest good of the greatest number” because:
* It is impossible to calculate “the greatest good”.
* It focuses solely on “the greatest good” and pays no attention to how “the good” is distributed.
* Some people have no moral worth.
* All of the above.
It focuses solely on “the greatest good” and pays no attention to how “the good” is distributed.
Q7: According to Kant, the moral value of an action depends upon:
* Its consequences.
* How closely it aligns with Biblical teachings.
* The underlying moral rule.
* The extent to which it produces happiness.
The underlying moral rule.
Q8: Two philosophers closely associated with utilitarianism are:
* Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill.
* Immanuel Kant and Jeremy Bentham.
* Immanuel Kant and John Stuart Mill.
* Jean - Jacques Rousseau and John Rawls.
Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill.
