Week 4 - Quiz_ PHI208_ Ethics and Moral Reasoning (ACQ2045E)
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Week 4 - Quiz: PHI208: Ethics and Moral Reasoning (ACQ2045E)
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Week 4 - Quiz
Due
Nov 29, 2020 at 11:59pm
Points
20
Questions
20
Time Limit
240 Minutes
Allowed Attempts
3
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Question 1
Phronesis is the Greek term for which of Aristotle’s cardinal virtues:
a flourishing life
courage
practical wisdom
Correct!
Correct!
justice
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Question 2
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Week 4 - Quiz: PHI208: Ethics and Moral Reasoning (ACQ2045E)
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Aristotle defines a virtue as a(n) __________ that requires __________.
choice; faith
habit; practice
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Correct!
idea; integrity
habit; instinct
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Question 3
The personal qualities that enable an individual to live a good life and
flourish as a human being are known as __________.
moral virtues
Correct!
Correct!
advantages
ethical standards
instincts
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Question 4
Aristotle is one of the most important figures in Western history because
he accomplished all of the following EXCEPT:
invented the study of logic.
founded the Lyceum School.
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contributed enormously to physics and biology.
tutored the philosopher Plato.
Correct!
Correct!
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Question 5
Drew is a person who always tries to make practically wise choices. What
would NOT characterize these choices according to an Aristotelian?
The acts are chosen for their own sake.
They are done with knowledge.
They proceed from a firm character.
They strictly obey rules set down by the person’s culture or society.
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Correct!
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Question 6
In The Nicomachean Ethics, how does Aristotle begin his inquiry into
ethics?
with an account of absolute right and wrong.
with the history of moral philosophy up to that point.
by describing what we aim at in living our everyday lives.
Correct!
Correct!
by describing what laws have been laid down by the gods.
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Question 7
To live a good life and be the sort of people we ought to be, we need to
develop a virtuous character that
knows how to best satisfy one’s inner desires.
understands the purpose of moral standards and how to best fulfill that.
Correct!
Correct!
strictly follows a set of absolute, universal moral rules.
adheres to the dominant standards of one’s society.
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Question 8
The cardinal virtues that Aristotle claims are crucial to living a flourishing
life are
courage, temperance, justice, and practical wisdom.
Correct!
Correct!
courage, temperance, empathy, and justice.
courage, honesty, love, and justice.
temperance, love, justice, and honesty.
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Question 9
The “self-centeredness” objection to virtue ethics says that the focus of
morality should be on
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