Quiz: Relativism, Natural Law, Virtue Ethics
Question 1
5 / 5 pts
According to the Talking About Ethics
textbook, moral universals are:
moral principles that are held by all
people.
Question 2
5 / 5 pts
According to the Moral Choices textbook, a
person does not need to answer moral
questions in order to have a
comprehensive view of the world?
False
Question 3
5 / 5 pts
According to the Talking About Ethics
textbook, many people adopt an ethical
system or philosophy that works for them
without often thinking about why they do
what they do.
True
0 / 5 pts
According to the Talking About Ethics
textbook, applied ethics is:
the attempt to see “behind the scene” of
someone’s moral presuppositions in order
to discover and evaluate the beliefs and
methods on which they are based.
Question 5
5 / 5 pts
According to the Talking About Ethics
textbook, which of the following is NOT a
benefit of listening to those with whom we
disagree?
Helps us to win the argument more often
0 / 5 pts
According to the Moral Choices textbook,
which of the following IS true about the
connection between the law and morality?
Disobeying the law is never morally
permitted
Question 7
5 / 5 pts
According to the Moral Choices textbook,
what is our best hope for establishing a
framework for living together peacefully
despite our differences?
Ethics
Question 8
5 / 5 pts
According to the Talking About Ethics
textbook, metaethics is:
the use of language in our statements
about ethics and theoretical considerations
prior to doing applied ethics.
Question 9
5 / 5 pts
According to the Moral Choices textbook,
which of these is NOT a reason why ethics
is important:
Ethics allows us to justify any behavior
we prefer
Question 10
5 / 5 pts
