Chapter 5 Mind-tap Quiz

The goal of utilitarianism is to

A. Maximize the greatest happiness for the individual regardless of societal impact

B. Maximize the greatest happiness for the greatest number

C. encourage individuals to behave morally, with no laws or regulations

D. devise a comprehensive system of law that benefits one group

B. maximize the greatest happiness for the greatest number

John Stuart Mill's work on utilitarianism was inspired by the work of

A. Plato

B. James Mill

C. Jeremy Bentham

D. Peter Singer

C. Jeremy Bentham

Some basic ideas expressed in John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism include

A. that people are inherently self-interested and a social contract is necessary in order to compel them to behave morally.

B. that it is a misconception that people are inherently selfish and that most people are usually motivated to do the right thing for one another.

C. that it is a misconception that morality has nothing to do with usefulness or utility and that morality is opposed to pleasure.

D. that morality is about self-sacrifice and is opposed to pleasure.

C. that it is a misconception that morality has nothing to do with usefulness or utility and that morality is opposed to pleasure

Utilitarianism is which of the following?

A. Fatalistic in orientation

B. Based on motivation and intention

C. None of these choices

D. Deontological in orientation

C. None of these choices

Both egoism and utilitarianism are concerned with

A. consequences of actions.

B. individual self-interest.

C. the cumulative happiness of a number of people.

D. equality.

A. consequences of actions

What does the principle of utility state?

A. Act not for that which is unfree; act only for that which knows freedom

B. Act in such a way that the maxim of your action could consistently be adopted as a universal law

C. Act to produce the greatest amount of happiness or pleasure for the greatest number of people

D. One ought to act so that no one is used more than necessary to achieve one's ends

C. Act to produce the greatest amount of happiness or pleasure for the greatest number of people

What is the principle of utility also known as?

A. The greatest good principle

B. The least moral harm principle

C. The greatest happiness principle

D. The greatest justice principle

C. The greatest happiness principle

For classical utilitarians, happiness and pleasure are the only

A. important goods

B. instrumental goods

C. intrinsic goods

D. real goods

C. intrinsic goods

Which philosopher thought we ought to maximize the quantity of pleasure and minimize the quantity of pain, regardless of their qualities?

A. Aristotle

B. Mill

C. Kant

D. Bentham

D. Bentham

The name of which classical philosophic theory comes form the Greek word for pleasure?

A. Epicureanism

B. Instrumentalism

C. Hedonism

D. Deontological

C. Hedonism

Bentham emphasizes which of the following?

A. The importance of motive to moral worth or good will and intentions to one's duty

B. The quality of pleasure over the quantity of pleasure, best exemplified in intellectual and moral satisfactions

C. The virtue of women, as moral guardians, teaching the young, husbands, and brothers

D. The quantity of pleasure, measured by various parameters, intensity, duration, fruitfulness, etc. over the quality of pleasure

D. The quantity of pleasure, measured by various parameters, intensity, duration, fruitfulness, etc. over the quality of pleasure

Which of the following pleasures would Mill find to be intrinsically better or of a higher quality?

A. the pleasure derived from eating a box of cookies

B. the pleasure derived from reading Plato's Republic

C. the pleasure derived from watching an action movie

D. the pleasure derived from playing video games

B. the pleasure derived from reading Plato's Republic

Utilitarians can be criticized for which of the following?

A. Failing to provide a basis for personal integrity: a lie to relieve suffering might be acceptable

B. Advocating social inequality, since the happiness of some is worth more than others' total misery

C. Trivializing pleasure, since so many kinds can be quantified: intensity, duration, fruitfulness, etc.

D. Callousness towards the poor, whose suffering is not quantified accurately

A. Failing to provide a basis for personal integrity: a lie to relieve suffering might be acceptable

Utilitarians could be accused of treating people as which of the following?

A. Ends

B. Ascetics

C. Means

D. Gods

C. Means

An act utilitarian believes that we should consider the consequences of which of the following?

A. Each act separately

B. General practices or policies

C. Every act ever committed

D. None of these choices

A. Each act separately

One similarity between act utilitarianism and rule utilitarianism is that

A. both see honesty as the highest moral duty

B. both emphasize ends or consequences over moral duties

C. both emphasize moral duties over ends or consequences

D. both emphasize individual rights over social goods

C. both emphasize ends or consequences over moral duties

Rule utilitarians are very concerned with

A. individual acts

B. general practices

C. virtue

D. personal preferences

b. general practices

Which does mill consider the only intrinsic good?

A. understanding

B. happiness

C. health

D. wealth

B. happiness

Mill says that a theory that claims the highest end of life is pleasure will be criticized for being

A. a doctrine that is too hard to implement

B. a doctrine worthy only for pigs

C. a doctrine fit for angels

D. a doctrine that is too optimistic

B. A doctrine worthy only for pigs

What other group does Mill mention that was also attacked for its claims about pleasure as an end of human life?

A. the English

B. the Epicureans

C. the Stoics

D. the Christians

B. the Epicureans

I am trying to determine whether hip hop or classical music produces a better type of pleasure. What does Mill think would be a "competent judge," the one most qualified to answer my question, in this case?

A. A musician with many years of classical training and a deep knowledge of musical theory

B. A person who is well acquainted with both hip hop and classical music

C. A person who is open minded and has no previous knowledge of hip hop or classical music

D. A person who recognizes that intellectual pleasures are better than sensual pleasures

B. A person who is well acquainted with both hip hop and classical music