ASHFORD SOC 120/SCO120 WEEK 1 QUIZ

1. Question : Ethics is the study of
Student Answer: propositional knowledge. 
right and wrong.
 beauty. 
culture. 
2. Question : One studies ethics because
Student Answer: it provides insight into moral problems. 
It solves all moral problems. 
It causes migraine headaches.
 It makes one more popular.
3. Question : A philosophical argument should involve
Student Answer: yelling. 
Hurt feelings. 
Evidence or reasons. 
anger.
4. Question : Philosophers suggest arguments should be won by
Student Answer: the best argument. 
a coin flip. 
The person who feels most strongly about the issue. 
Violence.
5. Question : Different ethical theories
Student Answer: can never offer useful information. 
Must always contradict each other.
Can agree that certain acts are morally justified.
 Always agree that certain acts are morally justified.
6. Question : Deontology argues that correct moral rules are
Student Answer: confusing. 
Necessary.
Unimportant. 
Based on emotions.
7. Question : An ethical egoist argues that you should do something if
Student Answer: it makes everyone better off. 
It makes you better off. 
It conforms to God- laws. 
It is illegal.
8. Question : Emotivism regards an act as moral for a person if that person
Student Answer: approves of the act.
 disapproves of the act.
argues that it is justified by a rule. 
argues that it supported by moral facts.
9. Question : “Bivalence” refers to the idea that all sentences are
Student Answer: true or false
 True
 false 
misleading
10. Question : The philosopher most closely identified with virtue ethics is
Student Answer: Immanuel Kant. 
Socrates. 
Spinoza. 
Aristotle.

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