Ethics

Ethics Study Guide

6.5 Chapter Six Quiz 1.

©2018 Achieve Page 49 of 116 Living seriously c. Living religiously d. Living obediently 2. According to de Beauvoir, in childhood, we are necessarily constrained by rules set up by others (e.g., parents, teachers) because we are not ready to take on the responsibility of freedom. As adults, if we continue to submit to the authority of others instead of taking on the responsibility of our own freedom, we are: a. Being authentic b. Guilty of bad faith c. Using creative freedom d. All of the above 3. A scholarship panel which looks at applications that have been stripped of identifying content (e.g., names, ages, addresses, schools) can be said to be operating using: a. The Formula of Humanity b. The Original Position c. The Hypothetical Imperative d. The Veil of Ignorance 4. A tax formula that has lower-income people paying a smaller percentage in tax than higher- income people could be said to be operating under: a. The Original Position b. The Difference Principle c. The Liberty Principle d. The Social Contract 5. A doctor treating a patient with a complicated heart condition is faced with two options. The first option is an experimental surgery that could cure the condition quickly, but the procedure comes with considerable risk of injury and death. The other option is a proven treatment course of medications, but this course takes more than two years, and the medications can have significant side effects. The prima facie duties the doctor is weighing are: a. The duty of justice and the duty of reparations b. The duty of beneficence and the duty of non-malfeasance c. The duty of gratitude and the duty of promise-keeping d. The duty of non-malfeasance and the duty of justice Bad faith can be avoided by: a. Living authentically b.