2. Laws must be static and unyielding in order to provide stability for a society.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: B PAGE: 1
3. Choose the statement regarding duty to rescue that is false:
a. There is no general duty to rescue an individual.
b. Individual freedom of dictates that a person should not be forced to act.
c. Under a liberal–communitarian approach, citizens owe a duty to the state to rescue other
citizens.
d. When one taunts another person who then puts themselves in danger in response to the
teasing, the teaser has a duty to rescue the person teased.
ANSWER: D PAGE: 3-8
,4. All of the following are considered exceptions to the general rule that there is no duty to
rescue except:
a. Pre-existing duty: For example, lifeguards have signed contracts agreeing to rescue
people in exchange for pay and benefits.
b. Witnessing an accident: This creates a duty to step in and help the injured.
c. Employer: A duty exists to help an employee injured while working for that employer.
d. Endangerment: If one puts another in danger, they are obligated to rescue the person put
in danger.
ANSWER: B PAGE: 9 – 10
5. Which of the following views would be consistent with the free market ethics approach
advocated by Milton Friedman?
a. Outsourcing to other countries is wrong because it is detrimental to the overall US
economy.
b. When making decisions, corporate managers should consider the interests of all the
corporation’s stakeholders.
c. The only social responsibility of business is to increase profits in a legal and ethical
manner.
d. Automating processes and replacing workers is unethical since it does not serve a greater
good.
ANSWER: C PAGE: 13 - 16
6. Which of the following statements best illustrates the view of “utilitarianism”?
I. From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs.
II. The risk reasonably to be perceived defines the duty to be obeyed and risks
imports relation; it is risk to another or to others within the range of apprehension.
III. An action is right when maximizing welfare and total well-being.
IV. Individuals should pursue his or her own self-interest, even at the expense of
others.
a. I only
, b. III only
c. I and II
d. I, II, and III
ANSWER: B PAGE: 16
7. According to deontological thinker Kant:
I. It is only acceptable to lie when done to protect an innocent person.
II. The level of respect owed to another is based on one’s relationship to that person.
III. It is wrong to use another person unless mutual benefit is attached.
IV. Once chosen, actions will be repeated whenever the same situation arises.
a. I and III
b. II and IV
c. III and IV
d. I, III, and IV
ANSWER: C PAGE: 20 - 23
8. Virtue ethics:
a. focuses on what human beings are capable of being.
b. develop from learning how to make choices in difficult situations.
c. accepts that individuals rarely reach moral excellence.
d. are based on the concept that a person’s ethical beliefs are developed in childhood and
do not change.
ANSWER: A PAGE: 24-25
9. The Ethic of Care is:
a. A set of rules that explain how to prioritize those people affected by a decision so that
a utilitarian analysis can be done successfully.
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