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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) Autonomy
B) Formal
C) Heteronomy
D) Substantive
  • 2. Which moral theory provides the framework or process to determine moral duties rather than the duties themselves?
A) Legalism
B) Substantive
C) Virtue ethics
D) Formal
  • 3. Deontology comes the Greek word deon which means?
A) Reward
B) Pleasure
C) Self-control
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) Sentience
B) Rational will
C) Natural impulse
D) Feelings
  • 5. What do the Latin roots of "subject" mean, respectively?
A) Under and to throw
B) Beside and to lift
C) Over and to hold
D) Against and to push
  • 6. Deontologists believe moral duties are:
A) Universal and absolute
B) Personal gain
C) Based on outcomes
D) Conditional and success
  • 7. What do the Greek words "autos" and "nomos" mean in the word autonomy?
A) Power and self
B) Rational and duty
C) Self and law
D) Other and law
  • 8. The opposite of autonomy
A) Self-law
B) Other law
C) Freedom
D) Authority
  • 9. When action is determined by sensible impulse:
A) Maxim
B) Heteronomous
C) Choice
D) Autonomous
  • 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) Substantive
C) Hypothetical
D) Formal
  • 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) True
B) It depends on the situation
C) False
D) Maybe
  • 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) Rational will
B) Agency
C) Moral conviction
D) Duty
  • 15. Which of the following is not one of the four key elements according to Kant?
A) Maxim
B) Action
C) Emotion
D) Agency
  • 16. What is special about human choice?
A) It cannot choose right or wrong
B) It always follows feelings
C) It can follow reason
  • 17. According to Kant, when is an action not autonomous?
A) When it caused by a feeling
B) When it takes time to decide
C) When it follows a habit
  • 18. It gives specific moral commands to follow.
A) Maxim
B) Formal
C) Substantive
D) Will
  • 19. What does the Latin root word "subject" imply?
A) To reflect deeply on one's own actions
B) To be thrown or brought under something
C) To act with rational freedom
  • 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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