Chapter 4 Self-Quiz

. If something is intrinsically valuable, then it

is attainable by everyone.

brings about good things.

is valuable for its own sake.

is recognized as valuable by everyone.

. Hedonists claim that the key ingredient to a good life is

the satisfaction of desires.

doing the right thing.

happiness.

being kind to others.

. If something is instrumentally valuable, then it is

good for its own sake.

good because it helps us to achieve some other good.

good partly for its own sake, and partly because of what it achieves.

seen as good but is not truly good.

. The Argument from False Happiness criticizes hedonism on the grounds that

happiness based on false beliefs is worse than happiness based on true beliefs.

happiness based on false moral principles is not truly valuable.

it is not possible for false beliefs to make us happy.

all of the above

. A theory of the good life aims to tell us which

things make us intrinsically better off.

things make us instrumentally better off.

things are morally good.

policies will make everyone's lives better.

. Which of the following does the hedonist believe is intrinsically valuable?

a healthy lifestyle

the happiness that accompanies being healthy

the effort put into becoming healthy

all of the above

. According to the Argument from Autonomy, hedonism is false because autonomy

is the only thing that is intrinsically valuable.

is the only thing that makes happiness valuable.

is intrinsically valuable, even though it cannot make us happy.

can contribute to a good life even when it fails to make us happy.

. Hedonists respond to the Argument from Evil Pleasures by

admitting that the pleasure that comes from doing evil deeds is not valuable.

appealing to the distinction between moral goodness and well-being.

appealing to the distinction between intrinsic and instrumental value.

none of the above

. A theory of the good life is an objective theory if and only if it

identifies a single value that is essential to a good life.

identifies a material object that is essential to a good life.

claims that certain things are good for us regardless of our desires and opinions.

claims that welfare is found in material possessions rather than psychological states.

. Which of the following claims is made by the Motivation Argument?

If something is intrinsically good for you, then it will satisfy your desires.

If something will satisfy your desires, then you will be at least somewhat motivated to get it.

If something is intrinsically good for you, then you will be at least somewhat motivated to get it.

all of the above

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