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