Deck 1: Morals and Values

Question 1

Glaucon relates the Gyges story to

A) show that there can sometimes be advantages to violating moral requirements.
B) portray how we ought not to act.
C) illustrate the personal costs of doing something wrong.
D) demonstrate the evils of magic.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The moral realm divides into two main parts, one of which, good and bad, has to do with

A) beliefs.
B) values.
C) law.
D) social norms.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The moral realm divides into two main parts, one of which, right and wrong, has to do with properties of

A) laws.
B) social norms.
C) actions.
D) Beliefs.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

"Morals" and "morally" sometimes refer to a(n) _______ standard of good or right that is independent of any one person's beliefs.

A) subjective
B) changing
C) legal
D) objective

Question 5

Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?

A) Every normative claim is a moral claim.
B) Every moral claim is a normative claim.
C) Some (but not all) normative claims are moral claims.
D) Both b and c

Question 6

Describing someone as generous or honest makes a _______ claim.

A) normative value
B) moral descriptive
C) normative descriptive
D) moral value

Question 7

A moral standard includes

A) both moral values and moral prescriptive claims.
B) only moral values.
C) only moral prescriptive claims.
D) claims from every normative realm.

Question 8

"It will snow tomorrow morning" is a(n) _______ claim.

A) descriptive
B) normative
C) value
D) invalid

Question 9

The claim "George is stingy, he's not generous at all" is a _______ claim.

A) moral value
B) normative
C) Neither a nor b
D) Both a and b

Question 10

A value or value claim can support all of the following, except

A) another value.
B) a related prescriptive claim.
C) a foundational value.
D) a normative claim.

Question 11

When a moral principle holds for someone,

A) they must be acting upon that principle at that time.
B) they are bound by that principle even if they have no occasion to act on it.
C) it necessarily applies to them.
D) it must be objective.

Question 12

Which of the following is a legal claim?

A) Nurses should work to promote fairer national health policies.
B) No one should run a red light.
C) I think asparagus is good.
D) Fish and chocolate should never be mixed.

Question 13

Things with intrinsic value acquire their value by their dependence on one or more

A) different instrumental values.
B) other intrinsic values.
C) Both a and b
D) Neither a nor b

Question 14

Things with instrumental value can obtain their value by their dependence on one or more

A) instrumental values.
B) intrinsic values.
C) Both a and b
D) Neither a nor b

Question 15

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

A) It is possible for a legal claim to be immoral.
B) All laws directly reflect moral claims.
C) It is possible for a moral and legal claim to agree.
D) Even where the law normally does not hold, moral values still do.

Question 16

Any _______ claim must be based on some standard that guides, regulates, and ultimately assesses things.

A) moral
B) descriptive
C) normative
D) hypothetical

Question 17

A descriptive claim tells us how

A) things are, will be, or have been.
B) things ought to be or not be.
C) we should act.
D) to judge things or individuals.

Question 18

The claim "You ought to go to your doctor at least once a year for a checkup" is best considered a _______ claim.

A) legal
B) moral
C) prudential
D) value

Question 19

No values are

A) both intrinsic and instrumental at the same time.
B) only intrinsic.
C) neither intrinsic nor instrumental.
D) only instrumental.

Question 20

Which of the following amounts to a completely expressed prudential claim?

A) You ought to check your home's gutters regularly.
B) If you want to keep your basement dry, you should regularly check your home's gutters.
C) Both a and b
D) Neither a nor b

Question 21

Some ethical theories use _______ values for their basis.

A) foundational moral
B) foundational non-moral
C) foundational descriptive
D) Both a and b

Question 22

What is and what ought to be are

A) never the same.
B) always the same.
C) the same in some cases and not in others.
D) the same in most cases.

Question 23

Pleasure, happiness, life, and love are often cited as examples of _______ values.

A) intrinsic
B) instrumental
C) moral
D) cultural

Question 24

Which of the following sorts of claims are normative?

A) legal
B) moral
C) prudential
D) All of the above

Question 25

"You should normally file your federal taxes on April 15" is a

A) moral claim.
B) legal claim.
C) claim of etiquette.
D) hedonistic claim.

Question 26

People tend to live and make choices in keeping with their values.

Question 27

It is not possible for a law to be immoral.

Question 28

A claim of etiquette might be a value claim but it can never be a prescriptive claim.

Question 29

A claim that holds for someone must also apply to them.

Question 30

It is likely that there are only instrumental values, with no value being intrinsic.