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ENGR 482 Test 1 Practice Questions and Answers Which of the following is true of utilitarianism? - Ans:-whether an act is permissible depends on the consequences it brings about Which of the following are important distinctions for contemporary utilitarians? Choose all that apply. - Ans:-act v...

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ENGR 482 Test 1 Practice Questions and
Answers


Which of the following is true of utilitarianism? - Ans:✔✔-whether an act is permissible depends on the

consequences it brings about


Which of the following are important distinctions for contemporary utilitarians? Choose all that apply. -

Ans:✔✔-act vs. rule utilitarianism


particular acts vs. act types


expected vs. actual consequences


How might a utilitarian respond to a situation in which one is faced with a choice whether to tell a lie? -

Ans:✔✔-if the consequences of the lie are on the whole better than those of telling the truth, then lying

is the right course of action


According to the utilitarian calculus, the consequence that an action poses to future generations can

outweigh those facing individuals in the present time. - Ans:✔✔-True


What is the essential determiner of moral value for utilitarians? - Ans:✔✔-sentience



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Most contemporary utilitarians think act types, rather than particular acts, should be evaluated morally. -

Ans:✔✔-False


Classic hedonistic act utilitarianism holds that only happiness is good for its own sake and that acts are

right insofar as no alternative act could bring about more of this good. - Ans:✔✔-True


What does it mean to say that Bentham's hedonistic utilitarian theory is additive? - Ans:✔✔-the focus is

on the total sum of good produced, not the manner in which that good is distributed


Which of the following is NOT true of preference utilitarianism? - Ans:✔✔-because the focus is on

individual preferences, the type of utilitarianism is considered a relativist theory


When using the line-drawing technique marking the most important features assists with the final

decision. - Ans:✔✔-True


A hallmark example of a certain concept or moral issue is called a ________. - Ans:✔✔-paradigm


Most moral issues encountered in the workplace closely resemble a paradigm. - Ans:✔✔-False


In the line-drawing technique, the indisputable cases used for comparison are called paradigms, while

the issue under consideration is called the _________. - Ans:✔✔-test case


Deciding whether a particular case is an incident of extortion is an example of - Ans:✔✔-an application

issue.



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Determining what is meant by the term "bribe" requires the resolution of a _____ issue, while the

question of whether Denise should accept the gift if it isn't a bribe is a _____ issue. - Ans:✔✔-conceptual


moral


Determining whether engineer Alex should accept tickets to a sporting event from a prospective

contractor is an example of - Ans:✔✔-a moral issue.


Which of the following statements is true of the line-drawing technique? - Ans:✔✔-When analyzing

cases, sometimes one must make assumptions that, if they were made differently, would alter the

conclusion from the technique.


Kant believed that persons should rely on their emotions in order to develop a sense of duty. - Ans:✔✔-

False


According to Kantian ethics, morality is based on: - Ans:✔✔-The purity of the will


In Kant's terminology, the word 'will' means... - Ans:✔✔-a faculty that animates our bodily actions


Who of the following was a leading progenitor of duty ethics? - Ans:✔✔-Immanuel Kant


Which of the following is true of Immanuel Kant's theory of duty ethics? - Ans:✔✔-the responsibilities of

duty are inscribed on all rational beings, by nature of their rationality




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