PHI 302 Week 3 quiz

PHI 302  Week 3 quiz | Wilmington University

Week 3 Quiz: Chapter 4

Question 1

For Aristotle, the two endpoints (excess and deficiency) related to the mean are  

·         vices.  

·         virtues.  

·         meaningless.  

·         rituals.

Question 2

The excess and deficiency relative to the virtue courage are  

·         rashness and cowardice.  

·         bashfulness and shamelessness.  

·         boastfulness and self-depreciation.  

·         buffoonery and boorishness.

Question 3

The feeling or action related to the virtue "modesty" is  

·         shame. 

·         confidence. 

·         truth-telling. 

·         courage.

Question 4

Virtue ethics was most famously formulated in ancient Greece by  

·         Parmenides.  

·         Zeno.  

·         The oracle.  

·         Aristotle.

Question 5

Which is the chief Confucian virtue that highlights the natural relationship between the individual and the community?  

·         de 

·         li 

·         ren 

·         shu

Question 6

Which of the following are Confucian Cardinal Relationships?  

·         ruler and subject  

·         father and son  

·         elder brother and younger brother  

·         all of the above

Question 7

Which of the following is a matter of "ritual propriety"?  

·         de 

·         li 

·         ren 

·         shu

Question 8

Who is the most significant modern proponent of virtue ethics?  

·         Kant  

·         Sosa  

·         Macintyre  

·         Nozick

Question 9

Who is the Confucian disciple who viewed human beings as innately good?  

·         Xunzi  

·         Aristotle  

·         Mencius  

·         Master Xun

Question 10

Benjamin Franklin believed that the virtues were in  

·         deontological  

·         utilitarian or teleological  

·         egotistic  

·         emotional