Ethics/Moral Development
What is the primary focus of Ethics 1?
a) Customs and traditions
b) The study of moral judgment and right/wrong conduct
c) Rules created by authorities
d) Learning through experience
b) The study of moral judgment and right/wrong conduct
What does ethos appeal to?
Logic and Reasoning
Emotions and Feels
Credibility and Character
Entertainment and Persuasion
3) Credibility and Character
Burns’s theory of transformational leadership emphasizes:
A) Morality
B) Authority
C) Power
D) Rules
A) Morality
Which philosopher promoted a secular understanding of ethics by emphasizing human rationality and reason?
A) Saint Augustine
B) Thomas Aquinas
C) Aristotle
D) Socrates
C) Aristotle
What role does leadership play in preventing blind obedience in the workplace?
A) Enforcing stricter rules
B) Promoting unquestioned loyalty
C) Creating a culture where ethical concerns can be raised safely
D) Limiting employee decision-making
C) Creating a culture where ethical concerns can be raised safely
According to Moral Development 1, infants are considered:
a) Highly moral
b) Guided by social conscience
c) Amoral, with no inborn sense of right or wrong
d) Focused on customs and traditions
c) Amoral, with no inborn sense of right or wrong
What is an example of a current moral issue people are facing?
Politics
Outer Space Exploration
Fast Food Health Issues
Climate Change
2) Outer Space Exploration
At Level 2: Conventional Morality, decisions are based on:
A) Principles
B) Self
C) Approval
D) Gain
C) Approval
According to Saint Augustine, how can humans overcome evil and be reconciled with God?
A) Through rational thought and self-discipline
B) By following the laws of nature
C) Through divine grace and faith in God
D) By achieving personal happiness
C) Through divine grace and faith in God
According to virtue ethics, how should professionals make decisions?
A) Based on what benefits the company most
B) By strictly following company policy
C) By practicing virtues like honesty, courage, and wisdom
D) Only by consulting with legal teams
C) By practicing virtues like honesty, courage, and wisdom
In Moral Development 3, rules are viewed as:
a) Flexible and based on personal choice
b) Sacred external laws laid down by authorities
c) Temporary guidelines for young people
d) Tools for learning only in childhood
b) Sacred external laws laid down by authorities
Which factor is NOT mentioned as an influence on charecter formation?
Family
Media and Books
Yourself
Government
D) Government
Greenleaf’s approach sees leadership as:
A) Control
B)Service
C) Influence
D) Rules
B)Service
What did Thomas Aquinas believe about morality and human nature?
A) People are naturally selfish, and morality is imposed by society
B) People have a natural desire to be good, fulfilled through following God
C) Morality only exists in divine law, not in human reason
D) Humans cannot know right from wrong without revelation
B) People have a natural desire to be good, fulfilled through following God
What is a key danger when legal departments focus only on what is lawful?
A) They become too flexible
B) They may ignore ethical implications of legal actions
C) They stop enforcing compliance
D) They lose their authority within the company
B) They may ignore ethical implications of legal actions