Week 2 - Quiz_PHI208_ Ethics and Moral Reasoning (ACQ1824F).pdf

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nstrucons Aempt History Attempt Time Score LATEST Attempt 1 90 minutes 18 out of 20 Score for this attempt: 18 out of 20 Submitted Jun 21 at 1:49pm This attempt took 90 minutes. [WLOs: 1, 2, 3]... [CLOs: 1, 2, 4] Complete the quiz on the assigned readings for the week. The quiz contains 20 multiple-choice or true/false questions and is worth 5% of your course grade. You will have 4 hours to complete the quiz and it must be taken in one sitting. You have up to three attempts to complete this quiz, and the system will record the highest score. Click on the Take the Quiz button when you are ready to start this exam. When finished, click on Submit Quiz. Take the Quiz Again Ques 1 / 1 pts tion 1 Among the following scenarios, which is MOST likely to be morally right according to utilitarianism decrease the salaries of 2,000 workers so that the factory owners can increase their profit. lay off 15% of 2,000 workers to instill fear in the other 85% making them more obedient. shut down a hanger factory that employs 2,000 workers to move it to a different country where taxes are lower. lay off 15% of 2,000 workers so that the remaining 85% do not lose their jobs. Correct! Q 1 / 1 pts uestion 2 What does the utilitarian mean by the term “wrong actions”? actions that are against society’s laws or regulations, even if those laws or regulations are immoral actions that are performed when another action would result in a greater overall balance of happiness and unhappiness Correct! actions that are performed with the intent of hurting oneself for pleasure (masochism) actions that add to the unhappiness or pain of even one person Q 0 / 1 pts uestion 3 All of the following can make it difficult to calculate an action’s utility EXCEPT This study source was downloaded by 100000829219024 from CourseHero.com on 08-12-2021 11:30:45 GMT -05:00 determining what constitutes the greatest good. https://www.coursehero.com/file/31684322/Week-2-Quiz-PHI208-Ethics-and-Moral-Reasoning-ACQ1824Fpdf/ This study resource was shared via CourseHero.com 6/21/2018 Week 2 - Quiz: PHI208: Ethics and Moral Reasoning (ACQ1824F) https://ashford.instructure.com/courses/25544/quizzes/102924 2/6 disagreement about the meaning of happiness. You Answered the commitment of the person taking the action. Correct Answer the scope and time frame of the consequences to be considered. The answer can be found in Chapter 3, Section 3.1: Introduction to Utilitarianism Ques 1 / 1 pts tion 4 Suppose a society believes that throwing an innocent boy into a volcano will keep the volcano from erupti [Show More]

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