Ethics

There is a homeless man on the street holding a sign that reads "Hungry- can you help?"  and a  cup with change.  I put a five dollar bill into the cup and tell him to buy a sandwich.
1) If I did this because  I believe it was my duty to help the less privileged, my action represents.
   a) Telcological ethics
   b) Deontological ethics
   c) Virtue ethics
   d) Non-normative ethics

Which of the following is not a normative ethical theory?
A) Act utilitarianism
B) Psychological Egoism
C) Rule utilitarianism
D) Contractarianism

If stranded on a deserted island with three other people, which ethical theory would you prefer they followed?
A) Social contract theory
B) Rule utilitarianism
C) Ethical egoism
D) Act utilitarianism

What is an important difference between ethical egoism and utilitarianism?
A) Ethical egoism is a normative theory, while utilitarianism is non-normative.
B) Ethical egoism concerns itself with the greatest happiness principle for the most people, whereas utilitarianism maintains that the greatest utility lies in serving the self.
C) The main tenet of ethical egoism is that people should act in their own self interest, while utilitarianism maintains we should consider everyone's interests.
D) Ethical egoism concerns how people do act.  Utilitarianism concerns how people should act.

When trying to decide how to allocate funds for public projects, most governments depend on ___ to help them make decisions.
A) Rule utilitarianism
B) Cost benefit analysis
C) Hedonic calculus
D) Ethical egoism

Most people agree that the an acceptable limit to liberty is
A) The General Will
B) Utilitarian Justification
C) The Harm Principle
D) Cost-benefit Analysis