Question 1

According to virtue ethics, moral understanding is a species of

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A)   theoretical knowledge.
B)   practical wisdom.
C)   unreflective opinion.
D)   none of the above (Moral understanding is impossible.) E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

In the West, virtue ethics traces its origins back to

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A)   Aristotle.
B)   Immanuel Kant.
C)   John Stuart Mill.
D)   W.D. Ross.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 3

According to virtue ethics, how do we determine who to look to as moral role models? How do you determine who to look to as role models in your own life? Does your approach differ from the virtue ethicist's approach, or is it the same? If they differ, which approach do you think is better? Explain and defend your answers.

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Question 4

According to virtue ethics, the simple formula for right action is

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A)   Act so as to maximize well-being.
B)   Treat others as you want them to treat you.
C)   Do what you think is best.
D)   none of the above (There is no simple formula.) E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

A moral exemplar is a

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A)   non-absolute moral rule.
B)   person who serves as a moral role model.
C)   situation that illustrates the consequences of a moral principle.
D)   person to whom the moral rules do not apply.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Virtue ethics is a form of

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A)   consequentialism.
B)   ethical absolutism.
C)   ethical pluralism.
D)   none of the aboveE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Which of the following is a statement of the priority problem?

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A)   Virtue ethics wrongly defines duty in terms of virtue instead of vice versa.
B)   A person can be virtuous without having all her priorities straight.
C)   The consequences of an action sometimes have priority over one's intentions.
D)   Virtue ethics lacks a way of ranking moral principles in terms of importance.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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