The only thing good without qualification for kant is what

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1. The only thing good without qualification for Kant is what?

A. A good will

B. Consequences of actions

C. Skills

D. Talents

2. Which of the following best depicts Kant's main argument in the 1st section of the Groundwork?

A. That there is no basis for a universal morality

B. That sentiments and feelings are the basis for a universal morality

C. That inclinations and emotions cannot be the basis for morality, only reason can

D. That composure under pressure is the meaning of the good will

3. Why does Kant believe that only the good will is necessarily and universally good?

A. Because every human culture agrees with this

B. Because God commanded it to be so

C. Because only a good will can provide us with genuine happiness

D. Because other goods, like money or courage or intelligence, can be used for bad

4. What makes a good will good?

A. The maxims by which it acts

B. The results it achieves

C. The happiness it produces

D. The reputation it accrues

5. For Kant, if someone is moved to help others because he derives pleasure from doing so, then his action is not necessarily of moral worth?

True

False

6. For Kant, if I decide not to lie simply because telling the truth won't put me in an uncomfortable situation, then I have acted morally?

True

False

7. Kant's formula for a moral act is what?

A. An action that is done in accordance with duty

B. An action that is done in accordance with duty and for the sake of duty

C. An action that is done in accordance with duty for the sake of universal happiness

D. An action done because it is in my own self-interest

8. Why, according to Kant, must we consider morality in the form of imperatives?

A. Because the human will does not automatically accord with the demands of morality

B. Because God commands to us the dictates of morality

C. Because morality is learned from our parents who teach us through the implementation of rules

D. Because this is how it's always been done

9. What name does Kant give to the supreme principle of morality?

A. The categorical imperative

B. The hypothetical imperative

C. The constitutive imperative

D. The consequential imperative

10."If you want to make an omelet, you'll have to break a few eggs," is an example of what kind of maxim, according to Kant?

A. A hypothetical imperative

B. A categorical imperative

C. An action that is done in accordance with duty

D. An action that is done for the sake of duty

11. Kant argues that morality should be based on the Christian Bible?

True

False

12. According to Kant, genuine moral laws apply to:

A. Only those who invent them

B. All rational beings

C. Only human beings

D. The people who agree with you

13. According to Kant, actions can be said to be dutiful when:

A. They are approved by others

B. They make you feel good inside

C. They produce the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people

D. They are undertaken for the sake of duty alone

14. Kant's first effort to formulate the categorical imperative says what?

A. To act only on those maxims that you could at the same time will to be universal laws

B. To act only on those maxims that God himself approves

C. To act only on those maxims that you could at the same time use to make the whole world happy

D. To act only on those maxims that your culture deems prudential and appropriate

15. For Kant, all rational beings?

A. Are ends in themselves

B. Have dignity

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

16. Kant's second formulation of the categorical imperative ("the formula of dignity") says what?

A. To treat other rational beings only ever as an end and never merely as a means

B. To treat other rational beings only ever as means and never as an end

C. To treat all living things as ends

D. To treat the rules of your actions as instruments to achieve personal happiness

17. For Kant, the goal of a moral life is securing our happiness.

A. True

B. False

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