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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Pleasure is one of many things that are intrinsically valuable.
B Pleasure is one of many things that are intrinsically valuable and all pleasure is equally valuable.
C Some pleasures are “higher” than others and thus more valuable.
D All pleasure is equally valuable.
Question #2
A you do what duty requires.
B it is performed out of a desire to benefit others.
C it maximizes happiness.
D you do it because you understand that it is the right thing to do.
Question #3
A being created in the image of God.
B membership in the species Homo sapiens.
C rationality and autonomy.
D capacity for kindness.
Question #4
A Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
B Never lie.
C Always maximize happiness.
D Act only on maxims that are universalizable.
Question #5
A it is inconsistent with consequentialism.
B It is a version of consequentialism, but it is not utilitarian.
C It is a version of utilitarianism.
D It is neutral on the issue of whether consequentialism is true.
Question #6
A categorical imperatives.
B created by God.
C hypothetical imperatives.
D the products of social convention.
Question #7
A the results of one’s action.
B one’s intentions.
C the results of one’s action and one’s intentions.
D none of the above
Question #8
A its maxim is universalizable.
B it is in accordance with the golden rule.
C its maxim is accepted in one’s society.
D it maximizes happiness.
Question #9
A false moral principle.
B piece of wisdom handed down over many generations.
C objectively correct moral rule.
D principle of action that one gives to oneself.
Question #10
A utilitarianism sometimes requires us to commit serious injustices.
B injustice can sometimes be justified in certain circumstances, justice is not intrinsically valuable, and utilitarianism sometimes requires us to commit serious injustices.
C injustice can sometimes be justified in certain circumstances.
D justice is not intrinsically valuable.
Question #11
A Can they reason?
B Can they talk?
C Can they care?
D Can they suffer?
Question #12
A knowledge.
B desire satisfaction.
C happiness.
D virtue.
Question #13
A the morality of actions and the goodness of intentions are mutually dependent.
B there is no essential connection between the morality of an action and the morality of the intentions behind it.
C whether one’s intentions are good depends on whether one’s action is right.
D whether one’s action is right depends on whether one’s intentions are good.
Question #14
A its actual results.
B its expected results, its actual results and the goodness of one’s intentions.
C the goodness of one’s intentions.
D its expected results.
Question #15
A “do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
B “do whatever is most useful in the circumstances.”
C “always pursue your own self-interest.”
D “maximize overall well-being.”
Question #16
A does not harm anyone.
B is good for more people than any alternative action.
C maximizes the amount of goodness in the world.
D gives people what they deserve.