ADMS 3660 Practice Mid-Term Questions
Part One –Multiple Choice – Choose the best response (30 % - 20 questions – 1.5
Example: David is the decision-maker. Of the following possible scenarios, which one
would utilitarianism suggest is the morally appropriate scenario for David to select?
a) David (1 unit pleasure) + Susan (9 units pleasure)
b) David (9 units pain) + Susan (20 units pleasure)
c) David (5 unit pleasure) + Susan (5 units pleasure)
d) David (3 unit pleasure) + Susan (3 units pleasure) + John (4 units pleasure)
e) David (12 units of pleasure) + Susan (2 units pain)
Part Two –Brief Answer (10% - 5 questions of two marks each)
Example: Identify one criticism of utilitarianism.
Part Three – Short Answer (10% - 2 questions of five marks each)
Example: In the movie Quiz Show, the contestant Charles Van Doren struggles over
whether to participate in a rigged game show. He asks the question: “I wonder what Kant
would say?” What would Kant recommend Charles do and why?
Part Four – Short Essay/Case Analysis (50 %- 50 marks)
Example: Read the following media story. Do you agree or disagree with the decision of
Best Buy to open on a public holiday? Apply each of the seven possible moral standards
to the full extent