Multiple Choice Quiz

Bentham claims that nature has placed mankind under two sovereign masters:

pain and pleasure.

good and evil.

God and the devil.

duty and self-interest.

According to Bentham, the principle of utility is appropriately applied to:

individuals.

governments.

both a and b.

neither a nor b.

According to Bentham, considerations of pain and pleasure determine:

what we ought to do.

what we will do.

both a and b.

neither a nor b.

Concerning the relationship between morality and theology, Bentham claims that:

we must first know whether something is right before we can know whether it conforms to God's will.

we must first know whether something conforms to God's will before we can know that it is right.

God exists, but does not concern himself with matters of morality.

God does not exist.

Bentham refers to the sources of pleasure and pain that can be used as a means of enforcing a law or rule of conduct as:

incentives.

sanctions.

penalties.

inducements.

Bentham defines the fecundity of a pleasure or pain as:

its chance of occurring.

the degree to which it is felt.

its chance of being followed by sensations of the same kind.

how long it lasts.

Bentham claims that actions are right or wrong in virtue of:

the motives behind them.

their consequences.

both a and b.

neither a nor b.

Bentham claims that utilitarian calculations:

should be performed prior to each action.

need not be performed before each action, but should always be kept in mind.

are merely a formal device, and do not have practical application.

are fundamentally flawed.

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