Business Ethics Quiz 2

Question 1
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Nonconsequentialists like Ross believe that
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Selected Answer: we have no obligation to promote general welfare.
Correct Answer: morality permits each of us a sphere in which to pursue our own plans and goals.
Question 2
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Utilitarians believe that
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Selected Answer: an action can't be right if the people who are made happy by it are outnumbered by the people who are made unhappy by it.
Correct Answer: an action that leads to unhappiness is morally right if any other action that you could have performed instead would have brought about even more unhappiness.
Question 3
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Egoism as a psychological theory
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Selected Answer: states that self-interest is the only thing that ever motivates anyone.
Correct Answer: states that self-interest is the only thing that ever motivates anyone.
Question 4
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A practical basis for discussing moral issues involves taking account of
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Selected Answer: effects, ideals, and obligations.
Correct Answer: effects, ideals, and obligations.
Question 5
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A key idea of Immanuel Kant's ethical theory is that:
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Selected Answer: all duties are prima facie duties.
Correct Answer: we should treat people as ends in themselves, never merely as means.
Question 6
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According to the utilitarian theory, an action is morally right if and only if
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Selected Answer: it maximizes total, net happiness.
Correct Answer: it maximizes total, net happiness.
Question 7
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Supererogatory actions are
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Selected Answer: actions that it would be good to do but not immoral not to do.
Correct Answer: actions that it would be good to do but not immoral not to do.
Question 8
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Imagine a shopkeeper who is honest