QUESTION Under John Rawls’s concept of veil of ignorance, people are imagined to be ignorant of their: A. fundamental duties. B. fundamental rights. C. particular characteristics such as race, sex, and nationality. D. political and economic freedom. E. social responsibilities. ANSWER C
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION When an employee says no to a supervisor because what he or she was asked to do was unethical, it exhibits the employee’s: A. moral courage. B. organizational citizenship. C. ethical dilemma. D. cross-cultural literacy. E. cultural relativism. ANSWER A
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION The veil of ignorance, a conceptual device designed by John Rawls, supports: A. impartiality in justice. B. oppression of people by totalitarian governments. C. economic suppression of people. D. apartheid laws. E. cultural relativism. ANSWER A
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Which of the following is most likely to be a function of ethics officers in firms? A. Auditing decisions to make sure they are consistent with the company’s moral principles B. Identifying the ethical principles followed by competing companies C. Ensuring that the economic interests of stakeholders is given prime importance D. Training managers […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Who asserts that all economic goods and services should be distributed equally except when an unequal distribution would work to everyone’s advantage? A. John Rawls B. Leon Sullivan C. Garrett Hardin D. Milton Friedman E. Carol Gilligan ANSWER A
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Which of the following practices should be avoided by a company to ensure ethical decision making? A. Auditing past decisions made in the company B. Protecting the fundamental rights of stakeholders C. Taking care of the interests of external stakeholders D. Placing its economic interests before its moral principles E. Adopting the moral principles […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Which of the following terms, developed by Rawls, indicates that inequalities are justified if they benefit the position of the least-advantaged members of society? A. Difference principle B. The tragedy of the global commons C. The theory of private equity D. Unity of command E. Laws of equivalent trade ANSWER A
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION According to Rawls, which of the following principles would be unanimously accepted by people under the veil of ignorance? A. People should be discriminated on the basis of cast and class. B. Inequalities in income and wealth distribution should not be justified under any condition. C. The political and economic freedom of people should […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Some contemporary moral philosophers view Kant’s ethical philosophy as incomplete because his system has no place for: A. basic human rights. B. the moral worth of actions. C. moral emotions and sentiments. D. just and fair treatment of a minority. E. human dignity. ANSWER C
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Which of the following philosophies of ethics holds that people should be treated as ends and never purely as means to the ends of others? A. Kantian ethics B. The Friedman doctrine C. Cultural relativism D. Righteous moralism E. Naive immoralism ANSWER A
Date: September 3rd, 2020
