Jimma University
College of Law and Governance
Department of civics and ethics studies mid exam(30)
Part1. Say ‘true’ or ‘false’ @Abj tube
1. The purpose of law is to create morally right people in the society where as ethics is
create an orderly society devoid of evil and injustice.
2. Ethics is primarily the matter of knowledge whereas morality is the matter of action .
3. Morality deals with the study of the actual patterns and a manner of behavior
concerning people, things and ourselves.
4. One of the weaknesses of the consequentialist approach to ethics is accepting
morally good outcomes from non-morally good actions.
5. The minimum concept of civics education is comprised of knowledge, values and
skills, and aims to prepare students for active and responsible participation.
Part 2. Matching
A B
1. Duties of self-improvement A. duties to keep promise
2. Duties of fidelity B. duties to apologize when we wronging others.
3. Duties to non-malfeasance C. duties to recognize others when they favor us
4. Duties of reparation D. duties to prevent unfair practice
5. Duties of gratitude E. duties to do good to others
6. Duties to justices F. duties not to harm others
Part 3. Choose the correct answer(2pt)
1. Which of the following is false about virtue theory?
A. Virtue is the power to devil
B. Virtue is the blueprint for good action or thought
C. A virtue was a vice man
D. A virtue was excellent man
2. Which one of the following is not included under Immanuel Kant principles that guide
to make moral action?
A. Consistency principle C. Good will principle
B. Universality principle D. Reversibility principle
3. Which one of the following is true about morality?
A. Morality is uniform compared to ethics
B. Morality justifies something through logical reasoning
C. Morality is the code of conduct one follows
D. Morality is a discipline that studies about ethics
Assume that ‘X’ , ‘Y’ and ‘Z’ are Jimma university Agaro campus natural science students.
One day unlike ‘Y’,’X’ and ‘Z’ decided to give their lunch to support displaced peoples
from their home due to war and living in a difficult situation. However, among the three
students ‘Y’ was not volunteer to support these peoples, because she didn’t want to mis
her lunch for a single day. But ‘X’ and ‘Z’ mobilized other students for this noble thing
and helped the displaced peoples.
4. Which one of the following approaches to ethics best explain the action of ‘X’ and ‘Z’
from the story above?
A. Egoism B. Deontology C. Altruism D. Ontology
5.The decision of “Y” has been best explained by one of the following approach to ethics?
A. Altruism B. Meta ethics C. Egoism D. Non normative ethics
@Abj tube
6. According to ethical egoism theories of ethics, the rightness or wrongness of moral action is
determined with reference to:
A. To the majority of the peoples
B. To the doer of the action
C. To the majority of the peoples except the doer of the action
D. To all except the actor of the action
7. Suppose that, a government has considered the maximum part of beneficiaries and to
extent how much the policies and legal frameworks contribute to the state before enacting.
Which approach to ethics express it well?
A. Act utilitarianism @Abj tube
B. Ethical egoism
C. Rule utilitarianism.
D. Psychological egoism
8.Moral and Civics Education is based on and seeks to promote in students core moral values
except one?
A. Embrace diversity
B. Respect for reasoning
C. Extremism outlooks
D. Critical thinking
9. The conditional duties developed by Samuel Pufendorf are more alike to one of the
following moral guidelines outlined by W.D Ross:
A. Duties of fidelity
B. Duties of gratitude
C. Duties of reparation
D. Duties of justice
