1. Our tendency to take an interest in our fellow human beings is:

Something learned in church

One of our fundamental characteristics

Something learned in school

Something acquired through experience

2. The great businessman and philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie, gave enormous sums of money to establish:

Libraries

Schools

Universities

All of the above

3. What is the relationship between the Sympathy Principle and the virtue of Benevolence?

The virtue of benevolence is unrelated to the sympathy principle

The virtue of benevolence is hindered by the sympathy principle

The sympathy principle is loosely related to benevolence

The virtue of benevolence is based on the sympathy principle

4. What is our motivation for being benevolent

To receive praise and recognition from others

To earn goodwill with others

To be remembered by posterity

To be a person who is praiseworthy, earning inner tranquility and satisfaction

5. Why does Smith consider benevolence to be a higher virtue than prudence or justice?

Because acts of benevolence produce the greatest good and deserve the highest reward

Because in the absence of benevolence, society would crumble

Because prudence and justice are not praiseworthy

Because prudence and justice are not required to maintain society

6. The following best describes the relationship between benevolence and society

Benevolence helps society to a minimal degree

Benevolence is helps society to flourish

Benevolence is essential for the existence of society

Benevolence is of no help to society

7. Our benevolence naturally first directed toward:

Our neighbors

Our country

Our friend

Our family

8. How can an accountant exercise benevolence

Giving money to worthwhile causes

Providing accounting services pro bono to worthwhile organizations

Devoting his or her career to a worthwhile organization

All of the above

9. Why does the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct not discuss benevolence

Because the Code is still incomplete

Because the accounting profession does not provide opportunities to exercise benevolence

Because the AICPA discourages its members from supporting charitable activities

Because the Code is designed to establish minimum levels of required ethical behavior

10. With regard to benevolence, we should

Encourage benevolent motives and actions, but we should not try to force others to be benevolent

Encourage benevolent motives and actions, and force others to act benevolently, if necessary

Discourage benevolence

Not encourage benevolence