Question

1) When employing the self-defeating test, you must ask yourself

  (A) is the action self-defeating if everyone did it because the action could not be performed if everyone did it

   (B) is the action self-defeating if everyone did it because the purpose you have in performing the action would be undermined

(C) is the action self-defeating if everyone did it because there is no change in the amount of utility generated

   (D) Both a and b.

2) The fundamental principle of the virtue ethics approach is

(A)We should maximize overall well-being.

(B)Act so that your respect all humans as free and equal moral agents.

(C)Act in the way the good or virtuous person would.

(D)None of the above

3) A conceptual issue can be resolved by which of the following?

(A)Using your definition and ensuring everyone knows your definition is correct.

(B)Coming up with a definition of our own by using paradigm examples of the concept.

(C)Reconsidering factual evidence that may have been overlooked.

(D)None of the above.

4) A dispute regarding the definition of what constitutes a living entity would be a(n)

(A)factual issue

(B)conceptual issue

(C)application issue

(D)priority issue

5) Joe is a chemical engineer whose plant discharges heavy metals into the local river. By the test authorized by the city government, the amount of heavy metals is under the legal limit imposed by the city. By a new and more accurate test, the discharge is above the legal limit, that is, the discharge is in violation of environmental rules. Joe argues with his manager that the plant should reduce its discharges to comply with the newer and more accurate test.

The case contains a conceptual issue insofar as:

(A)the issue is what is meant by “violation.”

(B)the issue is whether the heavy metals presently emitted by the plant pose a threat to the health of the community.

(C)the issue is how Joe should balance his obligations to his employer against his obligations to city residents.

(D)the issue is whether present emission rates constitute a violation of city regulations.

6)Jasmine is a mechanical engineer at ACME Engineering. ACME currently buys most of their industrial parts from Old Guard Industrial, but Jasmine has been unhappy about the quality and price of the parts from Old Guard. Shaun is a sales representative for an up-and-coming parts supplier called Paradigm Parts. Shaun and Jasmine, who had worked together previously, go to the same church, and after the Sunday service, Shaun offers to buy Jasmine lunch to discuss the ways they can work together.

If Jasmine were to claim that she should refuse to have lunch with Shaun because it violates ACME’s code of ethics, this claim would be a(n):

(A)application claim

(B)conceptual claim

(C)factual claim

(D)moral claim

7)When using the utilitarian perspective's rules and practices test, whether professionals should be allowed to advertise professional services, a possible rule to be tested would be:

(A)“The design firm of J and J Williams should be allowed to advertise its professional services.”

(B)“I would want to be able to advertise if I were a professional, so all professionals should be allowed to advertise.”

(C)“Engineer J. Williams should be allowed to advertise his professional services.”

(D)None of the above.

8) Ben is assigned by his employer to improve an ultrasonic range-finding device. While working on the improvement, he recognizes that a novel modification of the equipment might be applicable to military submarines, which, if successful, could be worth a lot of money to his employer. However, Ben is a pacifist, a person who opposes war of any kind, and does not want to be involved in military work. He does not develop the idea himself or mention it to anybody else in the company. He has signed an agreement that all inventions he produces on the job are the property of the company but does not believe the agreement is relevant to this situation.

Whether the military innovation would be worth much to Ben’s employer is:

(A) a factual issue

(B) a conceptual issue

(C) a moral issue

(D) an application issue

9) Aspirational ethics is most appropriately expressed in terms of:

(A)rules, because rules are more appropriate vehicles for formulating prohibitions.

(B)virtues, because professionals should have a considerable range of freedom in how they pursue public welfare.

(C)rues, because rules are more appropriate vehicles for formulating requirements to prevent harm to the public.

(D)Both a and c.

10)A person that believes that if a technology can be developed, it will be developed and there is little we can do about it would be classified as a.

(A)technology pessimist

(B)technology optimist

(C)technology determinist

(D)None of the above.

10) A person who believes that technology development should be pursued with caution would be classified as a

(A)technology optimist

(B)technology pessimist

(C)technology determinist

(D)None of the above.

Answer 1

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