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The Importance of Character MCQ

Pincoffs mentions the qualities of “loyalty, generosity (and) courage” as other features of moral character.

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Correct Answer: True

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As Aristotle explains it, ______ is not constituted by the attribute of cleverness, but it also does not exist without cleverness.

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Correct Answer: Practical wisdom

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Flourishing arises out of disposition.

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Correct Answer: False

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Plato and Socrates identified only four or five primary virtues.

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Correct Answer: True

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Philosopher have not embraced the realization that Aristotle presents a more subtle, rich, and realistic picture of the ethical life.

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Correct Answer: False

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Hursthouse (1999) and other critics of Aristotle and other character theorists argue that the virtues ______.

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Correct Answer: Can be conflicting

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Pincoffs (1998) specifically mentions which of the following qualities as other features of moral character, bringing his argument closer to that of virtue ethics?

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Correct Answer: Loyalty

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A central criticism of Aristotle's approach to ethics is that it fails to ______.

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Correct Answer: To tell us how to act

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One possible problem with Aristotle’s Golden Mean is that ______.

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Correct Answer: There may be no middle-course options

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Which of the following is not a criticism of Aristotle’s virtue ethics theory?

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Correct Answer: It is not capable of being understood by all classes of society.

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As Aristotle explains it, ______ is not constituted by the attribute of cleverness but does not exist without it.

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Correct Answer: Practical wisdom

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Aristotle concludes that to achieve happiness, a person ought to act ______ and attempt to find the mean between two extremes.

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Correct Answer: Moderately

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Under virtue ethics, since what may be good for one person may not be for another person, and reason alone will not tell us the correct way of living for each person, we must determine the correct way by ______.

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Correct Answer: Trial and error

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The Golden mean was Aristotle’s proposal for our use in determining ______.

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Correct Answer: How to behave in ways that will achieve happiness

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According to Aristotle, when we develop s we “ought”, we ______.

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Correct Answer: All of the above

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Moral virtues are represented by ______.

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Correct Answer: All of the above

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For which virtue would utilitarians argue that it is your duty to do what will produce the best overall consequences for everyone affected?

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Correct Answer: Generosity

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It is important that virtuous action can be ______ because they can make up the fixed character that determines the identity of an individual.

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Correct Answer: Habitual

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What is primarily concerned with persons and character rather than with duties or with the consequences of actions?

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Correct Answer: Virtue ethics

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In contrast to Deontologists and Consequentialists, theorists such as Aristotle stress the importance of moral character or personal ______.

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Correct Answer: Virtue

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