Question 1 

Holmes believes that the Bible      comes closer to intuitionism than to natural-law theories.

True 
False 
3 points   
Question 2 

What is one of the two      alternatives to the consequentialist response to moral dilemmas of trying      to minimize the bad and maximize the good, do deontologists provide?

  

Rank the moral duties according to   the highest principles
 

Select the choice that has the best   consequences
 

Deny that moral dilemmas are possible
 

Do that which exhibits the highest   virtue
3 points   
Question 3 

In the Biblical sense, agape love      is defined as:

  

A self-giving sacrificial attitude
 

A commitment made between a man and   wife
 

A warm and generous feeling for   others
 

A whole-hearted desire to fulfill   one’s need for affection
3 points   
Question 4 

_______________ varies      significantly from person to person and culture to culture, seeming to      depend on moral training and cultural conditioning.

  

Natural Law
 

Intuition
 

Common Morality
 

Conscience
3 points   
Question 5 

Which of these is not one of      Holmes’ aspects of moral reasoning for Christians?

  

What universal human action spheres   are involved and what social institutions?
 

What are the essential purposes   inherent in the nature of the universal human activities and social   institutions?
 

How can the essential purposes best   be pursued with justice and love?
 

Are the universal human activities   and social institutions governed by common morality or Biblical truths?
3 points   
Question 6 

Aristotle saw virtues as habits of      mind that can be cultivated by deliberation about the choices we      constantly make and the ends or goals we desire.

True 
False 
3 points   
Question 7 

What did Thomas Aquinas say is      needed along with habituation of the virtues:

  

Induction
 

Inspiration
 

Intuition
 

Infusion
3 points   
Question 8 

How do virtues relate to God:

  

If God is the highest good, then   desiring the Good means desiring God and wanting to be like him.
 

If God is the epitome of every kind   of goodness, then desiring truth and beauty as well as moral character is   tacitly a desire for God.
 

Loving God entails that we love what   God loves, being good and doing good.
 

All of the above
3 points   
Question 9 

The moral life finds inspiration      and direction in a vision of  _________ that makes a person’s virtues      and his whole life story part of a particular moral tradition.

  

the Good
 

Tradition
 

Moral Theology
 

The future
3 points   
Question 10 

How is virtue acquired according      to MacIntyre?

  

By following continuous disciplined   practices in order to achieve a standard of excellence
 

By reading and comprehending the   theories about virtue ethics
 

Virtues are inherent and natural, so   they are acquired at creation
 

By praying and worshipping God   frequently
3 points   
Question 11 

What process did Jeremy Bentham      propose to quantify pleasure versus pain with regards to which action one      should take:

  

Hedonic Statistics
 

Hedonic Functions
 

Hedonic Ratio
 

Hedonic Calculus
3 points   
Question 12 

Which of the following is NOT an      example of hypothetical imperatives?

  

If you want to be accepted into   Harvard Law School, you must major in Pre-Law in college.
 

If you want to be healthy, then you   need to exercise every day.
 

If you drive through a red light,   then you believe it is okay for anyone to drive through a red light.
 

If you want to live in France, then   you need to know how to speak
3 points   
Question 13 

Holmes states that a      non-consequential decision is needed as to the _______ of consequence we      are to seek.

  

Quality
 

Value
 

Kind
 

Pleasure
3 points   
Question 14 

Which of these is NOT one of      Holmes’ conclusions concerning ethical egoism?

  

While Scripture assumes a legitimate   psychological self-interest, it is balanced by an ethical concern for others.
 

The highest motivation is a love for   God; from this flows true neighbor- love and self-love.
 

Scripture differs from egoism in that   egoism views people more individualistically.
 

We should follow the example of a   swarm of bees, each pursuing our own ends, yet by nature and God’s grace   producing a harmonious and peaceable realm.
3 points   
Question 15 

The term that states that the      value of persons is measured entirely in terms of people’s experiences is:

  

Empiricism
 

Egoism
 

utilitarianism
 

Hedonic Calulation
3 points   
Question 16 

Consequentialism is not interested      in keeping rules at all.

True 
False 
3 points   
Question 17 

According to deontology, what      justifies the means:

  

The consequences
 

Keeping the rules
 

They are self-justified
 

God
3 points   
Question 18 

Which view is typically more rule      oriented:

  

Consequentialism
 

Deontology
3 points   
Question 19 

Deontology is only interested in      keeping rules and does not care about results.

True 
False 
3 points   
Question 20 

Deontology would include which of      the following ideas:

  

rule oriented
 

pragmatic
 

doing right has extrinsic value
 

ends justifies the means