This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Philosophy Chapter 3 Ethics – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Philosophy Chapter 3 Ethics Quiz 16 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. All are universal ethical standards except: A) Trustworthiness. B) Respect. C) Caring. D) Lying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lying. 2. Which scenario is commonly used to illustrate utilitarian decision-making by prioritizing outcomes that save more lives? A) The prisoner's dilemma. B) The trolley problem. C) Pascal's wager. D) The ship of Theseus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The trolley problem. 3. The source and ground of all ethics is that the capacity of man for self-determination, the capacity to go beyond what he finds himself at the start the capacity to deliberate, to make plans, to make decisions, to act, to adopt a way of life. A) Will. B) Intellect. C) Consciousness. D) Emotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intellect. 4. What is the fundamental principle of Utilitarianism, according to John Stuart Mill? A) The principle of justice. B) The greatest happiness principle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The greatest happiness principle. 5. Empiricism believes that the source of morality is: A) Built into the universe. B) Beyond human beings. C) A product of human evolution. D) The same for all people everywhere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A product of human evolution. 6. The mandate of medical ethics is the A) Welfare and confidentiality of the patient must be of least concern. B) Welfare and confidentiality of the patient must be of most concern. C) Principle of the greatest good for the greatest number must be of most concern. D) Principle of formal consideration of the interests of others must be of most concern. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Welfare and confidentiality of the patient must be of most concern. 7. WHAT DISCIPLINE STUDIES KNOWLEDGE, ITS PROCESSES, DISTINGUISHES BETWEEN CERTAINTY, KNOWLEDGE, AND BELIEF? A) THEOLOGY. B) LOGIC. C) EPISTEMOLOGY. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) EPISTEMOLOGY. 8. What is moral absolutism? A) The belief that there is no good or bad, it is all subjective. B) The belief that there is an absolute moral code that we all have access to. C) The belief that right or wrong is dependent on the culture you live within. D) The belief that goodness can only come about through constant change and social reform. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The belief that there is an absolute moral code that we all have access to. 9. Engineers are responsible to ..... , Employers and Clients, and to other engineers. A) Society. B) Environment. C) The government. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Society. 10. A being capable of moral agency is one who possesses the means of- A) Judging rightly. B) Power to react accordingly. C) Ethical Action. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethical Action. 11. Which Hedonic Calculus factor concerns how likely the pleasure or pain will actually occur? A) Fecundity. B) Certainty. C) Purity. D) Duration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Certainty. 12. Which of the following commonly motivates people to be skeptical about morality? A) The existence of moral disagreement. B) The belief that science is the only way of discovering truth. C) The view that all moral rules have exceptions. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 13. Jeremy Bentham's form of utilitarianism advocates case-by-case calculation of consequences. What is this called? A) Rule Utilitarianism. B) Act Utilitarianism. C) Preference Utilitarianism. D) Virtue Utilitarianism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Act Utilitarianism. 14. Who are the moral agents? A) Animals. B) Humans. C) Boys. D) Girls. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humans. 15. Which philosopher said, "we should avoid looking at the consequences of an action and instead focus upon doing the right thing, where the right thing is rationally determined" ? A) Plato. B) Aristotle. C) Immanuel Kant. D) John Stuart Mill. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Immanuel Kant. 16. What area of moral philosophy deals with questions about what our moral obligations are? A) Value theory. B) Normative ethics. C) Metaethics. D) Moral epistemology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Normative ethics. 17. Engineers must perform under a standard of professional behavior that requires adherence to the highest principles of ethical ..... A) Thought. B) Judgment. C) Failure. D) Conduct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conduct. 18. According to Aristotle, what qualities should we practice every day? A) Generosity and courage. B) Anger and shame. C) Moralistic and obnoxious behavior. D) Deficiency and excess. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Generosity and courage. 19. What best describes "duty ethics" ? A) The golden rule that says you should do to others as you would like done to you. B) The belief that that ethics is is primarily a social duty. C) Acting ethically is really about avoiding punishment and receiving rewards. D) It is a personal duty to think of others before we think of ourselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The belief that that ethics is is primarily a social duty. 20. What is one skill that philosophy provides? A) Singing skills. B) Cooking skills. C) Intellectual skills. D) Dancing skills. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intellectual skills. 21. How does the Third Formulation (Autonomy) differ from the First Formulation, according to the passage preceding the Fourth Formulation? A) It emphasizes consequences rather than duties. B) It conceives of agents as lawgivers rather than followers. C) It requires obedience to authority rather than self-legislation. D) It rejects universal laws in favor of personal preferences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It conceives of agents as lawgivers rather than followers. 22. Which famous philosopher stated that the ultimate desire was happiness? A) Kant. B) Plato. C) Aristotle. D) Ms. Brown. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aristotle. 23. Which philosopher came up with "Categorical Imperatives" ? A) Plato. B) David Hume. C) Thomas Aquinas. D) Immanuel Kant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Immanuel Kant. 24. A person chooses not to tell a small lie, even though it would make their life easier, because they believe lying is always wrong. Which philosopher would agree with this reasoning? A) Immanuel Kant. B) Peter Singer. C) John Rawls. D) Noam Chomsky. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Immanuel Kant. 25. What is the main goal of the Caux Principles? A) To create a competitive business environment. B) To establish a linear economic system. C) To create global, universal ethical business principles. D) To increase energy leakage. 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