18 Oct A person cannot truly care for someone if she is economically, socially, or psychologically coerced to do so.” This statement best meshes with the philosophy of which feminist theorist?

Question 1          “A person cannot truly care for someone if she is economically, socially, or psychologically coerced to do so.” This statement best meshes with the philosophy of which feminist theorist?

 

Question options:

 

a)            Sheila Mullett

 

b)            Carol Gilligan

 

c)            Sara Ruddick

 

d)            Virginia Held

 

Question 2          Ethics is most concerned with which area of philosophical inquiry?

 

Question options:

 

a)            Ontology

 

b)            Epistemology

 

c)            Axiology

 

d)            Metaphysics

 

Question 3          According to Carol Gilligan, when women are in the first level of moral reasoning, they tend to:

 

Question options:

 

a)            overemphasize others.

 

b)            overemphasize self.

 

c)            overemphasize both self and others.

 

d)            place proper emphasis on self in relation to others.

 

Question 4          According to philosopher Nel Noddings:

 

Question options:

 

a)            men are more capable of rational moral reasoning than women are; however, women surpass men in their ability to incorporate their feelings and sense of personal ideal when making moral decisions.

 

b)            both men and women are equally capable of rational moral reasoning, although most men prefer to consult their feelings and sense of personal ideal when making moral decisions.

 

c)            women are more capable of rational moral reasoning than men are; however, men surpass women in their ability to incorporate their feelings and sense of personal ideal when making moral decisions.

 

d)            both men and women are equally capable of rational moral reasoning, although most women prefer to consult their feelings and sense of personal ideal when making moral decisions.

 

Question 5Global feminists are particularly attuned to:

 

Question options:

 

a)            the ways in which upper-class women in First World countries take advantage of lower-class women living in the same countries.

 

b)            the ways in which women in First World countries experience the same types of subordination as women in Third World countries.

 

c)            the ways in which women in First World countries take advantage of women living and working in Third World countries.

 

d)            the ways in which upper-class women in Third World countries take advantage of lower-class women living in the same countries.

 

Question 6          Which statement most accurately describes the relationship between ethics and morals?

 

Question options:

 

a)            “Morals involve philosophical consideration of what is good and bad, whereas ethics involves incorporating moral principles into one’s activities of daily life.”

 

b)            “Ethics is a systematic approach to understanding matters of right and wrong, whereas morals are specific beliefs derived from doing ethics.”

 

c)            “There is no difference between ethics and morals; the two terms can always be used interchangeably.”

 

d)            “Ethics are standards of right and wrong as determined by society, whereas morals are standards of right and wrong as determined by a particular individual.”

 

Question 7          Aquinas’s natural law theory is best classified as a:

 

Question options:

 

a)            rights-based theory.

 

b)            rule-based theory.

 

c)            consequentialist theory.

 

d)            communitarian theory.

 

Question 8          “Although seat belt laws may limit some people’s individual liberties, they are nonetheless ethical because they ultimately protect all members of society from injury and higher auto insurance costs.” This statement is rooted in which ethical theory?

 

Question options:

 

a)            Utilitarianism

 

b)            Communitarianism

 

c)            Deontology

 

d)            Rights theory

 

Question 9          “Common morality” is best defined as:

 

Question options:

 

a)            normative beliefs and behaviors about which the members of a society generally agree.

 

b)            a moral stance that is shared by two or more individuals.

 

c)            any moral principle that is embraced by two or more theories of ethics.

 

d)            a description of the primary patterns of ethical behavior exhibited by members of a specific subculture.

 

Question 10        Care-focused feminists are particularly concerned with:

 

Question options:

 

a)            taking political action to eliminate or ameliorate unfair and systematic discrimination.

 

b)            the moral implications of personal relationships.

 

c)            taking political action to limit the power of the dominant group.

 

d)            the moral implications of power relationships.