Chapter 5 Self Quiz

. According to 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

. Which of the following is not one of the three conceptions of human nature discussed in the text?

Human nature is just animal nature.

Human nature is the set of traits that we have innately.

Human nature is rational autonomy.

Human nature is the set of traits that we all share.

. Rousseau believed that people are inherently ___________, whereas Hobbes believed they are inherently ___________.

selfish; cooperative

selfish; neither good nor bad

neither good nor bad; selfish

cooperative; selfish

. The two most common secular ways of understanding the purposes of things are the __________ model and the __________ model.

efficiency; fitness

empirical; conceptual

sufficiency; necessity

none of the above

. To say that something enhances fitness is to say that it

makes one stronger.

makes one faster.

increases one’s success at survival and reproduction.

both a and b

. According to the Efficiency Model, the natural purpose of human beings is to

promote survival and reproduction.

do what we’re best able to accomplish.

pursue our goals.

all of the above

. What makes someone a good person, according to the natural law theory?

obeying the laws of the land

obeying God’s commands

fulfilling his or her true nature

doing whatever maximizes happiness

. How do moral laws differ from natural laws?

Moral laws can be broken.

Moral laws do not describe how we actually behave.

Moral laws are not used to predict future behavior.

all of the above

. If a trait is innate, it is

one we have from birth.

given to us by God.

acquired from parents or society.

part of natural law.

. Aquinas thought that we are morally required to fulfill our nature because

it maximizes utility.

it makes our lives go best.

God endowed us with it.

none of the above (Aquinas did not think this.)

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