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GENED8 FINAL
Contributed by: Edradan
  • 1. Kant's theory of deontology claims that the rational will must be based on the process of self-lawor legislating
A) Heteronomy
B) Autonomy
C) Formal
D) Substantive
  • 2. Which moral theory provides the framework or process to determine moral duties rather than the duties themselves?
A) Virtue ethics
B) Formal
C) Legalism
D) Substantive
  • 3. Deontology comes the Greek word deon which means?
A) Being necessary
B) Self-control
C) Reward
D) Pleasure
  • 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) Rational will
B) Feelings
C) Natural impulse
D) Sentience
  • 5. What do the Latin roots of "subject" mean, respectively?
A) Under and to throw
B) Against and to push
C) Beside and to lift
D) Over and to hold
  • 6. Deontologists believe moral duties are:
A) Personal gain
B) Universal and absolute
C) Conditional and success
D) Based on outcomes
  • 7. What do the Greek words "autos" and "nomos" mean in the word autonomy?
A) Other and law
B) Rational and duty
C) Self and law
D) Power and self
  • 8. The opposite of autonomy
A) Self-law
B) Freedom
C) Other law
D) Authority
  • 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) Hypothetical
B) Formal
C) Categorical
D) Substantive
  • 11. What phrase is commonly associated with deontological ethics?
A) "The greatest good for the greatest number"
B) "Follow your heart"
C) "love yourself"
D) "Do your duty"
  • 12. According to Kant, Categorical imperative is substantive, not formal.
A) False
B) Maybe
C) It depends on the situation
D) True
  • 13. Which of the following reflects a deontological approach?
A) To avoid hurting someone, tell a lie
B) Tell the truth, even if it hurts someone
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) Rational will
B) Duty
C) Moral conviction
D) Agency
  • 15. Which of the following is not one of the four key elements according to Kant?
A) Agency
B) Maxim
C) Action
D) Emotion
  • 16. What is special about human choice?
A) It always follows feelings
B) It cannot choose right or wrong
C) It can follow reason
  • 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) Will
B) Substantive
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 fail the test of universalizability
B) They cause discomfort to others
C) They are socially unacceptable
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