Deck 7: Virtue Ethics

Question 1

According to the text, in the USA to say we value courage, patriotism, and loyalty would suggest we are

A) A society willing to stand for what we believe
B) A warlike society
C) A just society
D) A prosperous society

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Men's sense of virtue is thought to emphasize

A) Responsibility over rights
B) Intention over consequence
C) Justice over relationship
D) Solidarity over compassion

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Virtues are positive traits of character.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

According to Aristotle the good is

A) The end to which all things aim
B) The best option available
C) That which gives the best consequence
D) That which makes one happy

Question 5

Virtue ethics emphasizes how we should determine what is the right thing to do.

Question 6

Virtue Ethics helps us determine

A) Whether an action is moral
B) Whether a form of ethical reasoning is virtuous
C) How to calculate between consequential and nonconsequential reasoning
D) How we ought to be

Question 7

Which of the following does the MacKinnon include in the female ethical perspective?

A) Personal, public, fair
B) Personal, partial, concrete
C) Responsibility, individual, impartial
D) Universal, fair, private

Question 8

What did Aristotle mean when he said that virtue was an excellence of some sort?

Question 9

How are virtues related to everyday life?

Question 10

The opposite of virtue is weakness.

Question 11

The virtue of courage should enable one to face danger.

Question 12

How could a particular society play a role in what was considered a virtue?

Question 13

Pride is the virtue between ______ and _________

A) Humility and vanity
B) Humility and arrogance
C) Vanity and meekness
D) Meekness and arrogance

Question 14

Which of the following was not mentioned by MacKinnon as an example of the focus of virtue ethics?

A) How to treat ones co-workers
B) How honest one should be
C) How to pick a side in the debate of a major social issue
D) What is fair in a particular situation

Question 15

According to Philippa Foot a virtue is a perfection of

A) Mind
B) Action
C) Reasoning
D) Will

Question 16

Which virtue does Philippa Foot identify as benefiting community rather than self?

A) Temperance
B) Charity
C) Wisdom
D) Courage

Question 17

Impartiality is thought of as a stereotypical masculine trait.