1.The paradox of tolerance leads to which difficulty?
- total tolerance leads to the disappearance of tolerance.
- total tolerance would mean that one would have to tolerate the intolerant.
- humans could not repress intolerant philosophies.
- all of the above
- none of the above
2. Which of the following is a claim that utilitarian might use to argue that prayer should not be allowed in school?
- Prayer in school is a universal right of all people in this country
- Prayer is a fundamental principle that makes people's lives happier
- Not being able to pray is a lesser harm than forcing people who want to pray to refrain from prayer in school.
- All of the above
- None of the above
3. Which statement might logically support the claim that prayer should not be protected speech?
- Allowing prayer could create disharmony between groups of students who choose to participate and those that do not.
- Times for voluntary prayer would be potential times where non-religious students felt unduly compelled to participate in religious activities.
- Those who desire prayer in school hate people who are agnostic or atheist.
- A and B
- B and C
4. The harm principle states
- the only time the government can limit someone's freedom is when the individual's actions would harm another person.
- the only time the government can limit someone's freedom is when individuals' actions cause harm to themselves.
- actions that harm people are bad.
- one can harm another so long as she is protecting herself from harm.
- none of the above
5. Which statement represents a utilitarian viewpoint about the legality of pornography?
- Pornography harms people who participate in it.
- Pornography demonstrates the virtue of sex.
- Pornography serves to enhance the enjoyment of a certain portion of the population.
- Men use pornography as an aid in supplying sperm samples for the purposes of in vitro fertilization.
- C and D
6. Which outcome results from applying ethical theories to social and ethical issues?
- We can prove that other people are wrong in their beliefs.
- We can learn more about the theories themselves.
- We will have greater evidence and support for our own ethical positions.
- A and B
- B and C
7. Logic examines which type of argument?
- inductive
- reductive
- deductive
- A and B
- A and C
8. Which evidence would best support the claim that prayer in school should be allowed?
@This is a holistic problem answered by studying various aspects.
- A tornado swerved out of the path of the school when students prayed that they would be safe.
- The state testing scores at a high school improved at the same time that a group of students began a morning prayer club.
- A study run by the psychology program at Harvard discovered a correlation between prayer and the ability to control anger in teenagers.
- Your cousin told you that God hates people who don't pray.
- None of the above
9. If a deductive argument is valid and its premises are true,
- the conclusion must be true.
- the conclusion must be false.
- the conclusion is improbable.
- the conclusion is probable.
- none of the above
Question 10. 10. The ethical emotivist would most agree most which statement?
- Ethical judgments are based in factual evidence.
- Ethical judgments are based in universal ethical principles.
- Ethical judgments are the result of moral senses that one experiences when seeing a moral act.
- Ethical judgments are the outcome of developing a specific character.
- none of the above