Question 1

The opposite of virtue is weakness.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following does the MacKinnon include in the female ethical perspective?

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A)   Personal, public, fair
B)   Personal, partial, concrete
C)   Responsibility, individual, impartial
D)   Universal, fair, privateE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 3

Which of the following was not mentioned by MacKinnon as an example of the focus of virtue ethics?

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A)   How to treat ones co-workers
B)   How honest one should be
C)   How to pick a side in the debate of a major social issue
D)   What is fair in a particular situationE) C) and D)
F) A) and B) C

Question 4

According to Aristotle the good is

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A)   The end to which all things aim
B)   The best option available
C)   That which gives the best consequence
D)   That which makes one happyE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Men's sense of virtue is thought to emphasize

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A)   Responsibility over rights
B)   Intention over consequence
C)   Justice over relationship
D)   Solidarity over compassionE) B) and C)
F) A) and B) C

Question 6

How could a particular society play a role in what was considered a virtue?

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Question 7

What did Aristotle mean when he said that virtue was an excellence of some sort?

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Aristotle meant that...

Question 8

Virtues are positive traits of character.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Virtue Ethics helps us determine

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A)   Whether an action is moral
B)   Whether a form of ethical reasoning is virtuous
C)   How to calculate between consequential and nonconsequential reasoning
D)   How we ought to beE) A) and B)
F) All of the above D

Question 10

The virtue of courage should enable one to face danger.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

According to the text, in the USA to say we value courage, patriotism, and loyalty would suggest we are

Accepted Answer

A)   A society willing to stand for what we believe
B)   A warlike society
C)   A just society
D)   A prosperous societyE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Pride is the virtue between ______ and _________

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A)   Humility and vanity
B)   Humility and arrogance
C)   Vanity and meekness
D)   Meekness and arroganceE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

According to Philippa Foot a virtue is a perfection of

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A)   Mind
B)   Action
C)   Reasoning
D)   WillE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

How are virtues related to everyday life?

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Question 15

Which virtue does Philippa Foot identify as benefiting community rather than self?

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A)   Temperance
B)   Charity
C)   Wisdom
D)   CourageE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

Virtue ethics emphasizes how we should determine what is the right thing to do.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Impartiality is thought of as a stereotypical masculine trait.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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