Group 4

Adriana Lima
Alliyah Reyes
Denisha
Ranisha Roches
Julia Nunez
Phil 101 D

Natural Law

1)What makes someone a good person, according to the natural law theory?

(a) Obeying the laws of the land

(b) Obeying God’s commands
(c) Fulfilling his/her true nature
(d) Doing whatever maximizes happiness

2) How do Moral Laws differ from Natural Laws?

(a)They can be broken
(b)They do not describe how we actually behave
(c)They are not used to predict future behaviour
(d)All of the above

3) Which of the following is natural law theory thought to explain?

(a)The objectivity of morality
(b)The origins of morality
(c)The possibility of moral knowledge
(d)All of the above

Utilitarianism

4) What does utilitarianism focus on?

(a)Having fun
(b)The consequences of actions
(c)The motivations for actions
(d)Being useful
5)How should actions be measured according to Utilitarianism?
(a)By how hard you try to do the right thing
 (b)By which rules you followed
(c)By what your intentions were
(d)By how much happiness or pleasure they produce

6)What is the principle of utility?

(a)The idea of being useful
(b)The idea that you should put yourself first
(c)The idea of achieving the greatest good for the greatest number
(d)The idea that you should treat others as you would like to be treated

Corporal Punishment
7) Corporal Punishment can include all of the following except:
(a)Spanking
(b)Biting
(c) Slapping
(d)Pinching

8) Corporal Punishment is not recommended because it :

(a) Is against the law
(b) Prevents rational discussion of appropriate behaviour
(c) Can provoke aggression and hostility
(d) Only b and c

9)Using a paddle,belt,and even the back of the hand to decrease aberrant behaviours
are examples of:
(a)Negative reinforcement
(b)Corporal Punishment
(c)Aversive Conditioning
(d)Negative Punishment

Capital Punishment

10)What is Capital Punishment?

(a) Locking a criminal up for life
(b) The death penalty
(c) Cutting off a criminal’s hand
(d) None of the above
11) Why are some Christians against Capital Punishment?
(a)They prefer to see criminals suffer in prison.
(b)Jesus was crucified and they don't want to give criminals similar treatment.
(c)The believe in the sanctity of life and only God has the right to take it away.
(d) They believe only individuals can take their lives away

12) Which aim of punishment is not met by Capital Punishment?

(a)Protection of society
(b)Reformation
(c)Deterrence(Discouraging bad behaviour)
(d)Only

Divine Command Theory

13)What is a description of the belief that God commands what is right or wrong?
(a) Situation ethics
(b) The Divine Command Theory
(c) Natural Law
(d) Subjectivism

14)What does the Divine Command Theory state?

(a)That humans must obey God and what they want
(b)That humans must obey human instincts and what they want
(c)That humans must obey the laws of nature and not do as they want
(d)All of the above

15) The main idea of the Divine Command Theory is:

(a)The view that God’s commands do not create morality but reliably track it
(b)The view that God’s commands create morality
(c)The view that God created the universe simply by issuing a command
(d)The view that God’s commands are the only thing that motivates us to act morally