BUS 309 Week 2 Quiz – Strayer NEW
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Chapter
1—The Nature of Morality
MULTIPLE
CHOICE
1. Which of the following characteristics
distinguishes moral standards from other sorts of standards?
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a.
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moral
standards are purely optional
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b.
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moral
standards take priority over other standards, including self-interest
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c.
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moral
standards cannot be justified by reasons
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d.
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moral
standards must be set or validated by some authoritative body
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2. Choose the statement that gives the most
accurate description of etiquette:
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a.
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the
rules of etiquette are a fundamental branch of morality
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b.
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conformity
with the rules of etiquette is sufficient for moral conduct
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c.
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etiquette
refers to a special code of social behavior or courtesy
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d.
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the
rules of etiquette are backed by statutory law
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3. Our relationship with the law is best
described by which of the following?
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a.
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To a
significant extent, law codifies a society's customs, norms, and moral
values.
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b.
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The
law is a completely adequate guide to the moral standards that we should
follow.
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c.
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The
law makes all immoral conduct illegal.
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d.
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Violating
the law is always immoral.
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4. Which of the following is not one of the four
basic kinds of law?
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a.
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statutes
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b.
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constitutional
law
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c.
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common
law
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d.
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contractual
law
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5. A proper perspective of religion and morality
is
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a.
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only
religion can tell us what is right and wrong
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b.
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it's
not true that morality must be based on religion
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c.
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religion
never influences people's moral beliefs
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d.
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without
religion, people wouldn't have a reason to act morally
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6. When religion and morality are considered,
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a.
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the
moral instructions of the world's great religions are often general and
imprecise.
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b.
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most
people act rightly only because their religion tells them to.
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c.
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atheists
are likely to be less moral than religious people.
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d.
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in
practice, people who share a religion will agree on all moral questions.
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7. The divine command theory implies that
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a.
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God
commands us to do whatever our reason tells us is right.
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b.
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God
forbids stealing because stealing is wrong.
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c.
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God leaves
right and wrong up to us.
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d.
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stealing
is wrong only because God commands us not to steal.
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8. Ethical relativism supports the theory that
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a.
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what
is morally right is what society says is morally right.
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b.
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there
are no moral values whatsoever.
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c.
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morality
is relative to the goal of promoting human well-being.
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d.
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different
societies have different ideas about right and wrong.
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9. When ethical relativism is put into practice,
it implies that
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a.
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societies
never share any moral values in common.
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b.
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in
ethics, sometimes the minority is right.
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c.
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we
cannot say that slavery is wrong if the society in question believes it is
right.
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d.
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as
societies evolve, their morality improves.
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