JOSE RIZAL MEMORIAL STATE UNIVERSITY

THE PRIMIER UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE

Tampilisan Campus
Znac, Tampilisan Zamboanga Del Norte

Mid-Term Examination
Name: ________________________ Score: __________
Course/Year level: _________________

Test 1: Multiple Choice (2 points)

Directions: Read and choose the correct answer from the following questions or statements
below. Write your answer on the space provided before each number.

_____ 1. Those philosophers, who are sometimes referred to as the _____________, tried to
find rational, coherent ways to explain the natural world and its processes.
a. natural philosophers b. theorist c. atheist
d. Greek philosophers
_____ 2. Is concerned with questions of what people ought to do, and on how people can
decide what the ‘correct’ moral actions to take are.
a. Normative ethics b. Meta – ethics
c. Applied ethics d. Moral principles

_____ 3. Which among the following dichotomies is used in a discourse on ethics?

1. Empirical – Normative
2. Descriptive – Prescriptive
3. Fact – Value
4. Profit – Loss

Which of the following is correct?

a. 1 and 3 b. 1 and 2 c. 1, 2 and 3 d. 2, 3 and 4

_____4. Which of the following statements is most appropriate to describe deontological

ethics?
a. The central idea is that the right or wrong consideration is what makes the act right
or wrong, other things being equal
b. The central idea is that an adherence to the codes prescribed under the duty one is
employed in makes for the right action
c. The central idea is that right and wrong are relative to time and circumstance
d. The central idea is that right and wrong are determined by humans according to
their subjective conscience

_____5. Consider the following options with regard to the ‘Anthropogenic World View’ vis a vis
Environmental Ethics:
1) Humanity perceives itself to be the center and ultimate goal of the Universe
2) Humanity perceives environment as a superior actor whose laws and codes are not
well understood
3) Nature is viewed as a storehouse of resources
4) Many large, hierarchical business houses still base their business model on this
world view

Which of the following are correct?

a. 1, 2 and 4 b. 1, 3 and 4 c. 1 and 3 d. 1 and 4

_____6. As an Agriculturist you are stuck in an ethical dilemma about the execution of a
certain task that you find morally contestable. You refer to a well-known ‘code of ethics
and other regulations but none of them specifically prohibit that certain course of action
(which is in contestation). Under what category does the ethical dilemma fall, when the
‘code of ethics’ are not able to solve it?
a. Professional Ethics b. Personal Ethics
c. Societal Ethics d. Business Ethics
_____7. Which of the following is a correct combination?
Type of Ethics DESCRIPTION
1) Contractualism A) Social Agreement among a range of parties on ethical
principles
2) Deontology B) Ethics based on the fulfillment of one’s duty
3) Consequentialism C) Ethics based upon the nature of consequences of action
4) Virtue Ethics D) Emphases on the excellence of mind and character
a. 1 – A; 2 – B; 3 – C; 4 – D
b. 1 – C; 2 – D; 3 – A; 4 – B
c. 1 – A and 2 – B
d. 3 – C and 4 – D
_____8. This explains one thing by comparing it to something else that is similar, although also
different.
a. Inductive reasoning b. Deductive reasoning
c. Reasoning by analogy d. Reasoning by fallacies
_____9. The following statements are true about development ethics except.
a. It questions and looks at the ethical implications of ideas such as ‘progress’ and at
the implications of various types of social change.
b. It considers the costs and gains from major socioeconomic changes, and whether
those in wealthier countries have a duty to help those in poorer parts of the world.
c. It has a purpose: to ‘help in identifying, considering and making ethical choices
about societal “development”.
d. It examines the sociopolitical systems and social norms, which helps to promote
acceptable environment.
_____10. What among the following virtues must be constituent elements of moral excellence
of an individual discharging managerial duties at a business organization?
1) Community
2) Nobility
3) Holism
4) Judgment
Which of the following are correct?
a. 1, 2 and 4 b. 1, 2, 3 and 4 c. 2 and 4 d. 1, 3 and 4

_____ 11. The word deontological is derived from the Greek word deon, meaning ______.
a. braveness b. responsibility c. duty d. values
_____ 12. The two main non-consequentialist theories are ______________ and ___________.
a. ethics of duties and ethics of rights and justice.
b. deontological and teleological
c. normative ethics and applied ethics
d. moral principles and values principles
_____ 13. Traditional ethical theories are limited because of the following except.
a. They involve a high level of abstraction from reality
b. They may be narrow in their application
c. They are inhuman
d. They perhaps widen the philosophical views
_____ 14. Egoism as a descriptive argument describes human nature as__________.
a. positive self – concept b. self – centered c. self – esteem
d. self – indulgence
_____ 15. What among the following are reasonable excuses for an amoral or immoral act?
1) Undue Emotional Pressure
2) Ignorance of facts and consequences
3) Not enough time to make a decision
4) Lack of moral training and insight

Which of the following is correct?

a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 b) 2, 3 and 4
c) 1, 2 and 3 d) 2 and 3
Test II Essay
Directions: Read and answer the questions or statements.
Criteria:
Content - 5 points Relevance – 5 points

1. Differentiate Normative ethics and Applied ethics.

2.) The dictionary defines Integrity as “the quality or state of being of sound moral
principle; upright; honest; sincere.”
• In your day-to-day personal and professional life, what does act with integrity mean
to
you?
• Who is a person in your life who you feel acts with integrity? How does their behavior
reflect their integrity?

3.) Discuss the Moral intuitions and critical reasoning.

Don't listen to the person who has the answers; listen to

the person who has the questions.

By: Albert Einstein

Good luck!