GENED8 FINAL
  • 1. Kant's theory of deontology claims that the rational will must be based on the process of self-lawor legislating
A) Formal
B) Heteronomy
C) Autonomy
D) Substantive
  • 2. Which moral theory provides the framework or process to determine moral duties rather than the duties themselves?
A) Substantive
B) Legalism
C) Virtue ethics
D) Formal
  • 3. Deontology comes the Greek word deon which means?
A) Reward
B) Being necessary
C) Pleasure
D) Self-control
  • 4. In the book of Kant "Groundwork towards metaphysics of moral" he wants to bring the attention to the fact that we human beings have the faculty called?
A) Natural impulse
B) Rational will
C) Sentience
D) Feelings
  • 5. What do the Latin roots of "subject" mean, respectively?
A) Against and to push
B) Beside and to lift
C) Under and to throw
D) Over and to hold
  • 6. Deontologists believe moral duties are:
A) Based on outcomes
B) Personal gain
C) Conditional and success
D) Universal and absolute
  • 7. What do the Greek words "autos" and "nomos" mean in the word autonomy?
A) Other and law
B) Power and self
C) Self and law
D) Rational and duty
  • 8. The opposite of autonomy
A) Authority
B) Other law
C) Freedom
D) Self-law
  • 9. When action is determined by sensible impulse:
A) Maxim
B) Autonomous
C) Heteronomous
D) Choice
  • 10. This theory will not give us a list of commands. Instead, it will give us a set of instructions on how to make a list of:
A) Categorical
B) Hypothetical
C) Substantive
D) Formal
  • 11. What phrase is commonly associated with deontological ethics?
A) "Do your duty"
B) "Follow your heart"
C) "love yourself"
D) "The greatest good for the greatest number"
  • 12. According to Kant, Categorical imperative is substantive, not formal.
A) It depends on the situation
B) False
C) True
D) Maybe
  • 13. Which of the following reflects a deontological approach?
A) Tell the truth, even if it hurts someone
B) To avoid hurting someone, tell a lie
C) Sacrifice one for the many
  • 14. It refers to a deep belief that something is right or wrong but what they believe is universally good or bad.
A) Moral conviction
B) Rational will
C) Duty
D) Agency
  • 15. Which of the following is not one of the four key elements according to Kant?
A) Emotion
B) Action
C) Agency
D) Maxim
  • 16. What is special about human choice?
A) It can follow reason
B) It always follows feelings
C) It cannot choose right or wrong
  • 17. According to Kant, when is an action not autonomous?
A) When it caused by a feeling
B) When it follows a habit
C) When it takes time to decide
  • 18. It gives specific moral commands to follow.
A) Formal
B) Maxim
C) Substantive
D) Will
  • 19. What does the Latin root word "subject" imply?
A) To be thrown or brought under something
B) To act with rational freedom
C) To reflect deeply on one's own actions
  • 20. Why does Kant consider immoral acts irrational?
A) They cause discomfort to others
B) They fail the test of universalizability
C) They are socially unacceptable
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