ETHC 445 Week 4 Quiz

ETHC 445 Week 4 Quiz | Devry University

Question 1

John Locke argued that individuals form a social contract giving away some freedoms to government to protect life, liberty, and property.  

·         True  

·         False

 

 Question 2

Thomas Hobbes argued that government should have limits and can be overthrown when it violates those limits.  

·         True    

·         False

 

Question 3

According to Social Contract ethical theory, that which is moral/ethical is that which promotes the state of nature.  

·         True    

·         False

 

Question 4

Deontology determines right and wrong by focusing on the consequences of the act.  

·         True    

·         False

 

Question 5

A critique of Deontology is that it overlooks harmful consequences an "ethical" act according to Deontology  might nevertheless cause .  

·         True  

·         False

 

 Question 6

The author of our textbook supports using the social contract as a basis for determining right and wrong because the social contract  reflects the majority of those in the society.  

·         True 

·         False

 

Question 7

According to the author of our textbook,  the view that a culture cannot be judged as right or wrong is a form of moral relativism.  

·         True  

·         False

 

 Question 8

According to Thomas Hobbes, the state of nature ( without government ) is a terrible place with humans acting toward each other horribly, living in fear, and imminent death.    

·         True  

·         False

 

 Question 9

What is considered ethical according to the "Social Contract" can change.    

·         True  

·         False

 

Question 10

According to our textbook author, the "Social Contract" is a usable ethical theory for determining right and wrong because it reflects the collective effort of a society in finding objective standards of right and wrong.  

·         True  

·         False

 

Question 11

John joins a chess club.  It has certain rules about sportsmanship and fees.   If he violates a rule he would be acting unethically according to which of the following ethical theories?

·         The Social Contract 

·         Divine Command 

·         The Natural Law  

·         Virtue Ethics

 

 Question 12

Mary is thinking about lying on a loan application.  However, she would not want anyone to lie to her if they borrowed money from her.   She therefore decides not to lie on the application.  She has applied which of the following ethical theories in making this decision?  

·         Deontology  

·         The Natural Law  

·         Virtue Ethics  

·         The Social Contract

 

 Question 13

Which of the following statements is a criticism made by the author of our textbook  about using the majority view as a basis for determining right and wrong?  

·         The degree of knowledge about the situation  

·         All of these  

·         The degree of consideration given  

·         The quality of the judgement used

 

Question 14

200 years ago "slavery" was considered legal in the US.  Today, slavery is outlawed.   According to the Social Contract ethical theory, which of the following statements would be accurate about the ethical implications of this change in the law about slavery.  

·         The society 200 years ago was wrong about slavery  

·         Slavery would have been once moral, now it is immoral.  

·         Society 200 years ago could not adequately decide what was moral because women were not allowed to vote. 

·         Slavery was wrong 200 years ago because slaves were not allowed to vote about the decision.

 Question 15

A criticism of Deontology is that

  

·         it causes more harm than good  

·         it fails to consider harmful consequences and justifiable exceptions  

·         it violates the Natural Law  

·         it is not universal