Chapter 15 Self-Quiz

. Which of these is NOT one of Robert Solomon's questions regarding planning for the good life?

How important is spare time to you?

What do you most enjoy doing?

How do you see your ideal self in terms of character?

What do you consider the most important things in life?

What are your financial obligations such as bills and loan payments?

. According to Aristotle, the function of a man:

Is a spiritual and emotional endeavor

Follows from a rational principle

Is to become content with his natural inclinations

Is to discover the meaning of life

Is to accrue an agreeable amount of wealth

. Adam Smith's opinion of capitalism is that:

Anyone can become wealthy if he or she is industrious and frugal.

It is unfair that some people get extravagant luxury while others live simply.

Poor people would be better off in a noncapitalist system.

Even poor people under capitalism are better off than anyone in noncapitalist countries.

It is the only option, since communism was tried and it failed.

. In Aesop's story about the ant and the bee, the conclusion is that:

The ant is better, because it works hard and is self-reliant.

The bee is better, because it creates a product that the world can share.

The ant is better, because it works cooperatively with other ants.

The bee is better, because it has a stinger and defends the hive.

The ant and the bee are both inferior to the cicada, which sings pleasantly.

. Working like the ant, for Ciulla, would be:

Working in a team

Working mindlessly

Valuing security and planning for the future

Valuing pleasure and the present moment

Valuing the greater good more than one's own self-interest

. In a discussion of worthy work, William Morris separates two kinds of work. These are:

Work with high or low pay

Interesting or boring work

Manly jobs or babysitting jobs

Work with or without hope

Work with or without respect

. Freedom from "pain in the body and trouble in the mind" is what Epicurus means by:

Virtuous living

Freedom from evil

Pleasure

Philosophy

Death

. Which thinker believed that leisure was a factor to include when considering what constitutes the good life?

Aristotle

Solomon

Ciulla

Russell

All of the above

. What, for Schimmel, is the cause of much unhappiness but is rarely perceived as undesirable?

Hedonism

Therapy

Greed

Pleasure

Hard work

. According to Joanne Ciulla, our lives include certain activities that we consider work but that fall outside the economic definition of work for pay. Such activities include:

volunteering.

hobbies.

learning new things.

All of the above.

None of the above.

. Ciulla defines the secular sense of "______" as apathy, lack of care, lack of joy, and a lack of active engagement in life.

sin

moroseness

sloth

ingratitude

unappreciativeness

. McFall thinks all of the following types of coherence are at risk when integrity is compromised.

Simple consistency

Consistency between principle and action

Personal consistency

Both a and b

a, b, and c

. Russell thinks that impersonal interests can be especially useful for:

Retaining a sense of proportion

Finding one's true destiny

Inspiring research ideas

Discovering beauty

Education

. One who understands "greatness of soul":

Dreads what fate has in store

No longer wants to be petty or selfish

Has a sense of proportion about one's life and place in the universe

Both (b) and (c)

All of (a), (b), and (c)

. Which of the following is NOT one of Russell's suggestions for a good impersonal interest?

Gambling

Watching ball games

Going to the theater

Playing golf

Reading

. Unlike more traditional ethical inquiries, business ethics is not necessarily concerned with the pursuit of the good life.

TRUE

FALSE

. According to Solomon, chance is something that can be planned for.

TRUE

FALSE

. According to Aristotle, the "highest of all goods achievable by action" is generally agreed to be happiness, and there is no disagreement about the nature of this happiness.

TRUE

FALSE

. A 1983 survey of Harvard MBAs showed that six months after graduation, nearly half were frustrated with their lives.

TRUE

FALSE

. For Epicurus, the wise man doesn't seek the greatest amount of pleasure from life but "the greatest length of life."

TRUE

FALSE

. Schimmel believes that unrestrained pursuit of wealth eventually makes us happier.

TRUE

FALSE

. According to Ciulla, you can work long hours but still be slothful.

TRUE

FALSE

. For McFall, all of one's principles are of equal importance.

TRUE

FALSE

. McFall argues that "to beat someone out of a job by spreading vicious truths is proof that I am no friend."

TRUE

FALSE

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