Chapter 2 Self Quiz

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. What is the paradox of hedonism?

Those who try very hard to make themselves happy almost never succeed. correct incorrect

The less you care about material things like wealth and status, the happier you will be. correct incorrect

The more you make other people happy, the happier you will be. correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. How can hedonists overcome the "Evil Pleasures" objection?

By admitting that the pleasure that comes from doing evil deeds is not valuable correct incorrect

By making a distinction between moral goodness and well-being correct incorrect

By making a distinction between physical and attitudinal pleasure correct incorrect

They can't; the "Evil Pleasures" objection refutes hedonism. correct incorrect

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. According to the text, which of the following problems do hedonists have good replies to?

The paradox of hedonism correct incorrect

The worry about evil pleasures correct incorrect

The importance of autonomy correct incorrect

Both a and b correct incorrect

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. The Argument from False Happiness concludes that

hedonism is true. correct incorrect

false happiness is as good as true happiness. correct incorrect

hedonism is false. correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. What is the "experience machine" thought experiment supposed to show?

The dangers of technology to our well-being correct incorrect

The value of autonomy correct incorrect

The value of being in contact with reality correct incorrect

The way in which selfishness can detract from well-being correct incorrect

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. What is lacking in the lives of people in Aldous Huxley's Brave New World?

Happiness correct incorrect

The satisfaction of their desires correct incorrect

Autonomy correct incorrect

Physical pleasure correct incorrect

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. What is paternalism?

Limiting someone's liberty against her will for her own good correct incorrect

Limiting someone's liberty against her will for your own good correct incorrect

Giving parental advice to someone and letting her make up her own mind correct incorrect

Treating someone biologically unrelated like one's own child correct incorrect

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. Which kind of life do hedonists claim is best?

A life that begins in misery and ends with many happy years correct incorrect

A life that begins with many happy years and ends in misery correct incorrect

A life that is moderately happy from start to finish correct incorrect

All of these lives could be equally good according to hedonism. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following claims is part of the argument from multiple harms against hedonism?

According to hedonism, things can harm you even if they don't make you unhappy. correct incorrect

Things cannot harm you unless they make you unhappy. correct incorrect

According to hedonism, you can be harmed by something only because it saddens you. correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. Which of the following claims is not true?

If hedonism is true, the only thing intrinsically good for people is happiness. correct incorrect

If hedonism is false, happiness is not intrinsically good for people. correct incorrect

If happiness is not intrinsically good for people, then hedonism is false. correct incorrect

Even if hedonism is true, many things may be instrumentally good for people. correct incorrect