1. Moral judgments are
A) normative; B) purely descriptive; C) none of the above.

2. The lectures, the rules of law are
A) normative; B) purely descriptive; C) based on religion ; D) none of the above.

3. The following claim is not normative
A) doctors ought not to lie to their patients
B) when you eat fish you ought to use two forks (and no knife)
C) it's wrong for politicians to accept bribes
D) the earth is flat

4. The claim (judgment) that "doctors think that it is morally permissible to lie to their patients" belongs to
A) metaethics; B) applied ethics; C) descriptive ethics; D) all of the above

5. The claim that "it is morally wrong for doctors to lie to their patients" belongs to
A) metaethics; B) applied ethics; C) descriptive ethics; D) all of the above

6. The claim that torturing frogs just for fun does not lead to scientific discoveries belongs to
A) metaethics; B) applied ethics; C) theoretical ethics D) none of the above (e.g., it's not an ethical claim).

7. THEORETICAL ETHICS is
A) a philosophical study of the meaning, nature and methodology of moral judgments and terms
B) a philosophical inquiry about the most fundamental moral principles
C) an factual empirical inquiry about ethical customs, of various societies, personal convictions, motives, etc.
D) all of the above; E) none of the above

8. METAETHICS is
A) a philosophical study of the meaning, nature and methodology of moral judgments and terms
B) a philosophical inquiry about the most fundamental moral principles
C) an factual empirical inquiry about ethical customs, of various societies, personal convictions, motives, etc.
D) all of the above; E) none of the above

9. The main focus of ethical inquiry (moral philosophy) is
A) the evaluation of law
B) describing what people do and think in various societies
C) how we ought to act, what kinds of people we ought to be, what kind of situations and outcomes are good and bad
D) none of the above

10. In ethics, such terms as "obligatory" and "forbidden;" "right" and "wrong"are primarily used to evaluate
A) actions; B) people; C) both A) and B); D) neither A) nor B)

11. In ethics, such terms as "virtuous" and "wicked" are primarily used to evaluate
A) outcomes and situations; B) people and their character
C) both A) and B); D) neither A) nor B)

12. The following feature is not criticized by Stef as a characteristic of morality
A) moral standards must be supported by adequate reasons
B) moral standards must concern behavior of serious consequence only to human welfare and not the welfare of other organisms, e.g., animals
C) they must be especially important (overriding)
D) all were criticized

13. The following authors argued that morality ought to be consistant
A) Stef B) Regan C) Both

14. According to Stef's concept of morality outlined by Stef in his lectures and outlines, the main kind(s) of external sanctions that come with morality is/are the following:
A) the feelings of guilt, shame, pride, etc.
B) disapproval and anger of others, ostracism
C) prison terms and fines
D) eternal sanction (going to hell or heaven)
E) none of the above.

15. Descriptive ethics is part of moral philosophy
A) TRUE; B) FALSE

16. The claim "If someone ought to do a, and she cannot do a without doing b, then she ought to do b" belongs to
A) metaethics B) applied ethics
C) theoretical ethics D) none of the above (e.g., it's not an ethical claim).

17. According to Stef, some animals are compassionate
A) TRUE B) FALSE

18. Stef argued that some versions of contextualism are compatible with ethical universalism
A) TRUE B) FALSE

19. He also argued that ubiversalism and relativism are incompatible
A) TRUE B FALSE

20) According to Stef's critiscism of Pluralism, as this view is defined in the book, pluralism may require of us to do impossible (contradictory or contrary things).
A) TRUE B) FALSE

 

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