Multiple Choice Quiz

According to Smart, there are two versions of utilitarianism depending on how we interpret:

consequences.

the word "actions."

happiness.

pleasure.

According to Smart, the extreme utilitarian relies on rules:

when there is a lack of time.

when there is a lack of information.

when persons are inclined to be biased.

all of the above.

According to Smart, the restricted utilitarian relies on acts:

a. when an action comes under two conflicting rules.

when there is no rule under which the act falls.

both a and b.

neither a nor b.

Smart claims that, for the extreme utilitarian, moral rules are:

worthless.

rules of thumb.

of intrinsic moral significance.

akin to rules of etiquette.

According to Smart, Mill's example of the nautical almanac:

supports extreme utilitarianism.

supports restricted utilitarianism.

does not support extreme utilitarianism.

does not support restricted utilitarianism.

Smart claims that when we perform the right action:

we are never blamable.

we are always blameless.

we are sometimes blamable.

none of the above.

Each utilitarian, according to Smart, is trying to:

get as much as possible for himself.

get as much as possible for his loved ones.

get as much for humanity excluding himself.

get as much for humanity as possible.

Smart conceives of ethics as:

the study of how it would be most rational to act.

the study of the rules we ought to follow.

the study of how we should live.

the study of who we should be.

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