Duty - Quiz

1. What is a duty that insurance companies might have according to the text?

A) Duty to ignore
B) Duty to bribe
C) Duty to settle
D) Duty to lobby

2. Which term describes the duty a legal guardian has toward children?

A) Duty to discipline
B) Duty to care
C) Duty to isolate
D) Duty to emancipate

3. What is the primary concept associated with filial duty in the teachings of Confucius?

A) Legalism
B) Xiao
C) Karma
D) Stoicism

4. Which of these is listed as an example of a legal duty?

A) Duty to report a felony
B) Duty to travel
C) Duty to be wealthy
D) Duty to win

5. What Latin term is used for the duty to act as a parent toward nonhuman entities?

A) In loco parentis
B) Habeas corpus
C) Pro bono
D) Ad infinitum

6. According to the text, what can duties sometimes be created by?

A) A rumor
B) A contract
C) A guess
D) A dream

7. What is a commonly cited rationale for women in the skin trade in Thailand regarding duty?

A) Corporate greed
B) Filial piety
C) Personal fame
D) Political power

8. Which painting is cited as an example of admirable filial behavior?

A) The Last Supper
B) Starry Night
C) Mona Lisa
D) Lady Feng and the Bear

9. In the Analects, what does Yu Tzu call the 'root of a man's character'?

A) Amassing wealth and influence
B) Being good as a son and obedient as a young man
C) Traveling and learning languages
D) Winning battles and gaining territory

10. Which of these is a listed legal duty?

A) Duty to sleep
B) Duty to play
C) Duty to rescue
D) Duty to sing

11. What is a duty mentioned in the context of mandatory voting?

A) Duty to vote
B) Duty to protest
C) Duty to march
D) Duty to run for office

12. What does filial piety sometimes outweigh?

A) The need for sleep
B) Basic biological functions
C) The law of physics
D) Other cardinal virtues

13. How do children typically uphold family honor according to the text?

A) By behaving in specific ways
B) By seeking total independence
C) By hiding their family background
D) By changing their name

14. According to the text, what might people be expected to enter into for the sake of family status?

A) Corporate mergers
B) Religious cults
C) Military enlistment
D) Arranged marriages

15. From which language did the word 'duty' originate via Old French?

A) Spanish
B) Latin
C) German
D) Greek

16. What may be included in legal duties for non-performance?

A) Promotion
B) Public commendation
C) A tax exemption
D) Codified punishment or liability

17. What is often required when performing one's duty?

A) Financial gain
B) Sacrifice of self-interest
C) Personal pleasure
D) Public recognition

18. Which term describes a personality trait of being diligent in fulfilling duties?

A) Moral flexibility
B) Sense-of-duty
C) Callousness
D) Self-centeredness

19. According to Michael Freeman, why are negative duties easier to fulfill?

A) They provide financial rewards
B) They are mandated by law
C) They do not require any action
D) They are culturally expected

20. Who wrote the work 'On Duties'?

A) Aristotle
B) Plato
C) Cicero
D) Socrates

21. How many sources of duty did Cicero identify?

A) Five
B) Six
C) Two
D) Four

22. What is defined as a 'positive duty'?

A) An action a person must refrain from
B) An optional task
C) A financial debt
D) An action a person must undertake

23. Which of the following is explicitly listed as a civic duty?

A) Buy property
B) Pay taxes
C) Change careers
D) Travel abroad

24. Under what condition is one excused from the duty to vote?

A) Religious objection
B) Busy schedule
C) Lack of interest
D) Forgetfulness

25. What is a radical civic duty mentioned in the text?

A) Support the government always
B) Never protest
C) Obey all government commands
D) Revolt against an unjust government

26. Who wrote 'Gender, Sexuality, and Body Politics in Modern Asia'?

A) Michael Peletz
B) John Smith
C) Maria Rodriguez
D) David Thompson

27. What is the typical living arrangement following an arranged marriage in the mentioned cultures?

A) Living in a separate apartment
B) Matrilocal residence
C) Patrilocal residence
D) Neolocal residence

28. In the context of the text, who relies on help from children and grandchildren?

A) Older generations
B) Religious leaders
C) Foreign investors
D) Government officials

29. What analogy does Epictetus use to explain the moral significance of duty?

A) A ship at sea
B) A soldier in battle
C) The human foot
D) A tree in a forest

30. Where does Marcus Aurelius extensively discuss the concept of duty?

A) Republic
B) Discourses
C) Meditations
D) Ethics

31. On what does Marcus Aurelius ground the concept of duty?

A) Personal desire
B) Divine command
C) Rationality
D) Social reputation

32. Where does Marcus Aurelius suggest a sense of duty should come from?

A) From the expectations of others
B) From within
C) From religious institutions
D) From external laws

33. What example does Marcus Aurelius give regarding accepting help in the line of duty?

A) A lame soldier climbing battlements
B) A judge seeking advice on a case
C) A merchant trading in the market
D) A student learning from a master

34. According to Marcus Aurelius, what should one do if every act does its duty?

A) Expect rewards
B) Be content
C) Seek more difficult tasks
D) Rest from labor

35. Which philosopher's work influenced Nietzsche's views on morality?

A) Ayn Rand
B) Immanuel Kant
C) Arthur Schopenhauer
D) None of these

36. Whose notion of duty did Ayn Rand anchor her morality against?

A) Friedrich Nietzsche
B) Immanuel Kant
C) Arthur Schopenhauer
D) None of these

37. How does Rand describe the moral status of honesty if one wants to be honest?

A) Compulsory
B) Without moral import
C) A duty to society
D) Highly virtuous

38. What term does Kant use to describe honesty that lacks moral import?

A) Required
B) Duty-bound
C) Praiseworthy
D) Evil

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