1. The following statement explicates Rule Utilitarianism:?

a. Act so as to increase the overall pleasure of society

b. Act in accordance with rules that you can will to be universal laws, applicable to all

c. An action is right if and only if it conforms to a set of rules the general acceptance of which would produce the greatest balance of pleasure over pain for all

d. An action is right if and only if it conforms to a set of rules the general acceptance of which would produce the greatest balance of pleasure over pain for most

2. "Eudaimonism" is:?

a. A term that refers to Kant's ethics

b. A term that refers to Aristotle's ethics

c. A term that refers to the virtues of Christian ethics

d. A term that refers to ma'at in the ethics of ancient Egypt

3. What established that trade secrets are not merely a question of property rights?

a. The Supreme Court in Griswold v. Connecticut

b. The Supreme Court in the Clara Watson v. Forth Worth Bank and Trust

c. The Supreme Court in International News Service v. Associated Press

d. The Supreme Court in Griggs v. Duke Power

4. A change seems to have taken hold in the minds of some corporate leaders. On August 20, 2019 a leading voice in the business world issued a new Statement on the "Purpose of a Corporation." The Statement departs from the organization's long-standing adherence to the concept of "shareholder primacy" under which corporations exist principally to serve and increase shareholder wealth. Instead, the organization called for "modern standard for corporate responsibility," and the Statement embraces a "fundamental commitment" to all corporate stakeholders. This organization is:?

a. Harvard Business School

b. The US Chamber of Commerce

c. The Cato Institute

d. The Business Roundtable

5. According to the instructor, when considering ethical theories this fundamental question runs throughout all such ethical considerations?

a. Does the theory make people better in their practices?

b. Does the theory jibe with other theories?

c. What has to matter?

d. Is the theory concerned with real consequences?

6. According to the Supreme Court, which of the following cannot be the basis of a "Bona Fide Occupational Qualification" or "BFOQ"?

a. Sex

b. National Origin

c. Religion

d. Race

7. The "Difference Principle" (a principle of egalitarianism) is best associated with?

a. John Locke

b. John Rawls

c. Adam Smith

d. Robert Nozick

8. By seeking only personal gain, each individual is "led by an invisible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention." This idea is best associated with?

a. Aristotle

b. Immanuel Kant

c. Kenneth Goodpaster

d. Adam Smith

9. Only one of the following can be a bona fide whistle-blower?

a. An outside supplier of the company

b. An outside accountant of the company

c. A party to an arm's length contract with the company

d. An employee working in a satellite office

10. The Categorical Imperative is best associated with?

a. Immanuel Kant

b. Aristotle

c. W.D. Ross

d. Robert Nozick

11. Per the categorical imperative, to determine whether a proposed act or action is right, one must clear two hurdles?

a. The act or action cannot treat any person as a mere object, and the act or action must be such as to be able to serve as a universal law for everyone without contradiction

b. The act or action must maximize utility for most and increase social welfare

c. The act or action must directly improve the character of the actor(s) and cultivate virtues in all concerned

d. None of the above

12. Who wrote: "The creed which accepts as the foundation of morals, Utility, or the Greatest Happiness Principle, holds that actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness. By happiness is intended pleasure, and the absence of pain; by unhappiness, pain, and the privation of pleasure."?

a. Aristotle

b. John Stuart Mill

c. Jeremy Bentham

d. Peter Singer

13. In the case, "Psychological Testing at Dayton Hudson," one of the criticisms was that?

a. It is never ethically tenable to utilized psychological tests of any kind for employment purposes

b. Psychological testing is an invasion of privacy not only because of the intimate nature of the questions but also because the tests seek personal information, namely psychological traits, in ways that the person does not understand is unable to control

c. Psychological testing always violates the Categorical Imperative requirement to never treat persons as mere means, but rather as ends in themselves

d. Psychological testing in not effective

14. What are the three Myths of Business and Business Ethicsr?

a. Business ethics is not required, businesses exist to serve customers, businesses exist to serve their owners

b. Business ethics is an oxymoron, businesses exist to serve their customers, businesses should not be concerned with profits

c.There is an ontological split between the public and the private, business ethics is an oxymoron, businesses exist solely to make a profit

d. a. and b.

15. "Disparate Treatment" and "Disparate Impact"?

a. Are terms that pertained to the effect that GM had on Flint, MI in the film Roger & Me

b. Pertain to the impact of pollution on residential communities

c. Are terms that pertain to discrimination

d. Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

16. The "Halo Effect" is explicated in?

a. The Jacksonville Shipyards Case

b. Clara Watson v. Fort Worth Bank and Trust

c. Griggs v. Duke Power

d. Roe v. Wade

17. Select the best answer: A Whistleblower should be concerned with?

a. Where he or she lives

b. The need to protect his or her boss

c. Whether he or she has all the facts and properly understands them

d. Whether, in his or her sole judgment, he or she has all the facts

18. According to the court's decision in Wexler v. Greenberg, an employer has the burden of showing, among other things?

a. That the employee was acting in an ultra vires manner

b. That a legally protectable trade secret existed

c. That the employee intended to steal trade secrets

d. That the employee knew that divulging sensitive information to others would do harm to his employer

19. In Clara Watson v. Fort Worth Bank & Trust, the Supreme Court held that?

a. The theory of "disparate impact" applied to subjective evaluation procedures as well as to objective tests of the kinds at issue in Griggs v. Duke Power

b. That there was no basis for a finding of discrimination

c. That the bank had in fact acted appropriately in denying the promotion

d. The government has no interest in the promotions of employees of private corporations

20. The case that is often looked to as establishing that there is a right to privacy supported by the Constitution is?

a. Griswold v. Connecticut

b. Adarand v. Pea

c. Bakke v. Regents of the University of California

d. Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

21. "The point of justice is not to promote human well-being or to achieve a state of equality; it is to protect our rights. Because a market system does this better than any other form of economic organization, it is just." Who argued for this libertarian view?

a. Ralph Nader

b. John Snow

c. Robert Rubin

d. Robert Nozick

22. Jeff Rosen, in his book "The Unwanted Gaze," which concerned privacy, uses this term to explain the problem of assuming one understands the whole by reference to the part only?

a. Factoring

b. Snap Judgment

c. Synecdoche

d. Stereotyping

23. In Griggs v. Duke Power, the Supreme Court held?

a. The Civil Rights Act requires the elimination of artificial, arbitrary, and unnecessary barriers to employment that operate invidiously to discriminate on the basis of race . . . and if an employment practice that operates to exclude a protected class cannot be shown to be related to job performance, it is prohibited, notwithstanding the employer's lack of discriminatory intent

b. The Civil Rights Act was not apposite to the claim

c. Residual discrimination arising from prior practices was insulated from remedial action

d. The black employees must be granted the jobs that they sought, even though it was clear that they would not perform them as well as whites

24. Components of a good whistle-blower program/policy are?

a. An effectively communicated statement of responsibility

b. Clearly defined procedures for reporting

c. A guarantee against retaliation

d. All of the above

25. The Jacksonville Shipyards case?

a. Concerned instances of quid pro quo sexual harassment only

b. Concerned instances of hostile work environment sexual harassment

c. Showed that there was no sexual harassment because Lois Robinson consented

d. Blurred the distinction between quid pro quo and hostile work environment sexual harassment

Essay Question 1: What are the principal differences between deontological and utilitarian ethics?

Essay Question 2: What are the principal differences between Rawls's and Nozick's ethical theories?