1) The definition of _________ is: The skill and habit of thinking rationally an
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1) The definition of _________ is: The skill and habit of thinking rationally and independently about ethical issues on the basis of genuine moral concern, and the ability to act on the moral convictions that are a result of that deliberation?
a.Moral Freedom
b.Moral Autonomy
c.Autonomy
d.Moral Independence
2) What does it mean to say that Engineering is essentially a social experiment?
a.Although new technology is potentially beneficial to society, it is also always hazardous when the technologies are tested on the public without their knowledge.
b.That although engineers strive to uphold the safety and wellbeing of the public, *sometimes* it is not possible to know whether they have succeeded until their designs have stood the test of time.
c.That although engineers strive to uphold the safety and wellbeing of the public, it is *never* possible to know whether they have succeeded until their designs have stood the test of time.
d.Although new technology is potentially beneficial to society it often brings risks---some of which cannot be known until after the technology has already been introduced into society.
3)
In what sense of the word "responsible" is this dog responsible for the "stolen" ice cream?
a.Causally responsible
b.Naturally responsible
c.Morally Irresponsible
d.Morally responsible
4) Applied ethics (of which Engineering Ethics is a sub-branch) is the branch of ethics that relates to which question?
a.Is there even such thing as right or wrong?
b.What makes an action right in a particular situation?
c.What makes a right action right?
d.What makes somone a good person?
5) If I were to choose to read a comic books over sleeping in on a Saturday morning, according to Mill I would be choosing an action that resulted in higher quality of pleasure.
T/F?
6) According to the simple version of Utilitarianism we considered in class a Taco is potentially valuable because _____?
a.It it instrumentally valuable---it can lead us to knowledge of the good.
b.It is intrinsically valuable---it is the basis for all other value (moral or otherwise.)
c.It isn't valuable. It's just a dang taco (shut up about it already).
d.It can potentially lead to pleasure.
7) Someone trashed my office but I don't know who. If I ask around the office to find out who to blame, I am really asking who is _____.
a.The most irresponsible person (in terms of character) I know
b.Activly responsible in the negative sense
c.Activly responsible in the positive sense
d.Passively responsible in the positive sense
e.Has access to my office
f.Passivly responsible in the negative sense
Explanation / Answer
1.) (b) moral autonomy
2. (d) Although new technology is potentially beneficial to society it often brings risks---some of which cannot be known until after the technology has already been introduced into society.
3. (b) Naturally responsible
4. (b)
5. true
6. (b)
7. (f)
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