1. Ethics of the deontological school would drive the
commanding officer (CO) to make what decision? (Points : 6)
To seek the
best welfare for his sailor
To take risks
of courage
To calculate
the best possible outcome
To ask what
virtues he seeks to honor
To do his duty
under rules and procedures
Question 2.2. A decision to get the injured seaman flown to
the aircraft carrier for the good of all is an example of what kind of ethics?
(Points : 6)
Humean
An application
of virtuous courage
Deontological
Utilitarian
Objectivist
Question 3.3. Thinking, “my conscience will never let
me sleep if something bad happens to my seaman,” shows that the CO has
been reading what ethicist?(Points : 6)
Thomas Aquinas
Ayn Rand
Thomas Hobbes
John Stuart Mill
Jean-Jacques
Rousseau
Question 4.4.
What virtue is not shown if the CO shows unwillingness to
contact the carrier air group commander about the welfare of his sailor because
of fear?
(Points : 6)
Procrastination
Selfishness
The virtue of
courage
Wisdom
Moderation
Question 5.5. If the CO follows a principle that relates to
the first formulation of the categorical imperative, what is the proper term of
Kant’s that should be used? (Points : 6)
Precept
Decision
Criterion
Determination
Maxim
Question 6.6. A voice in one’s head telling one what the
right thing to do is (Points : 6)
Aristotle’s
Virtues of the Mean.
An act of
conscience.
Calculated
acceptance of unavoidable consequences.
Being driven by
personal self-interest and ambition.
Ends-based
thinking of the Three Primary Schools of Ethics
Question 7.7. To ask, “What is the best possible
outcome for my whole ship” is to apply what kind of ethics? (Points : 6)
Social
contract
Utilitarianism
Deontological
ethics
Being caught
in a dilemma
Ethics of the
mean
Question 8.8. If the CO fails to take action for the injured
sailor’s welfare because it might damage his professional reputation, what kind
of ethics is operating in the situation? (Points : 6)
Objectivism
Emotionalism
Subjectivism
Ethical
relativism
Sin
Question 9.9. For the CO to consider what the crew as a
whole would want for handling the situation involves what kind of ethics?
(Points : 6)
Sphere of
influence
Utilitarian
ethics
Majority
thinking
The principle
of equity
Care-based
ethics
Question 10.10. A decision to ask the injured seaman what he
wants to happen is what kind of ethics? (Points : 6)
Care-based
ethics
The prudent
mariner approach
Utilitarian
ethics
The ethics of
self-interest
The CO’s duty
