Professional Ethics: Principles and Practice

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1. A factual statement is derived from a
  a. observation
  b. definition
  c. normative statement
  d. all 3
2. "You are too old to drive" is a
  a. factual statement
  b. definition
  c. normative statement
  d. creative statement
3. Bad behavior is limited by
  a. laws
  b. rules
  c. personal ethics
  d. all 3
4. An outgrowth of fairness is
  a. help
  b. freedom
  c. values
  d. honesty
5. The opposite of help is
  a. oppression
  b. harm
  c. partiality
  d. cheating
6. Deontological or non-consequential reasoning is
  a. EndRight
  b. RuleRight
  c. CareRight
  d. ValueRight
7. Values may be stated as right vs.
  a. false
  b. right
  c. wrong
  d. both b and c
8. A major Greek writer on ethics was
  a. Aristotle
  b. Pluto
  c. Caesar
  d. all 3
9. Christian ethics inclused the study of
  a. conscience
  b. marriage
  c. social justice
  d. all 3
10. RuleRight was advocated mainly by
  a. Christ
  b. Mill
  c. Kant
  d. all 3
11. The West Piont Honor Code deals with
  a. lies
  b. cheating
  c. stealing
  d. all 3
12. Ethical misdeeds are transgressions against
  a. ethical values
  b. regulations
  c. laws
  d. orders
13. Codes of ethics may include concerns about
  a. truth
  b. acquisition of facts
  c. professional secrecy
  d. all 3
14. Utalitarianism deals with
  a. RuleRight
  b. EndRight
  c. CareRight
  d. all 3.
15. The suicide rate after aborting is____times the rate after birth.
  a. 2
  b. 4
  c. 6
  d. 8
16. Suicide by teenagers and adults is primary a ___ problem.
  a. social
  b. mental
  c. emotional
  d. male
17. Do-Not-Resuscitate orders (DNR) are also called a
  a. code blue
  b. code red
  c. no code
  d. code black
18. Double effect is an action having two effects; a good one that is intendet, and a bad one that is
  a. also intendet
  b. foreseen
  c. not intendet
  d. not forseen
19. Durable power of attorney is a document naming a person to make medical decisions in the event the individual becomes ___ to make those decisions for hmself or herself.
  a. unable
  b. reluctant
  c. ready
  d. unwilling
20. Life sustaining treatment may include
  a. ventilation
  b. feeding tube
  c. medication
  d. all 3
21. Informed decision-making was defined as making the patient aware of
  a. the nature of the treatment
  b. others who make decisions
  c. the best treatment
  d. the MD's preferences
22. Professional ethics is designed to
  a. minimum standards
  b. optimal standards
  c. quality standards
  d. no standards
23. Governmental help is according to the ___ model.
  a. Good Samaritan
  b. Plato/Marx
  c. Libertarian
  d. Volunteer
24. Ethics does ___ control a democracy.
  a. always
  b. often
  c. not
  d. seldom
25. Society punishes people who disobey laws by
  a. prison
  b. death
  c. fines
  d. all 3
26. Public trust is based on
  a. fairness
  b. honesty
  c. freedom
  d. all 3
27. Individuals are mainly accountable to their
  a. family
  b. friends
  c. supervisor
  d. group
28. In most cases there is more than one problem, decision-maker and option.
  a. true
  b. false
29. The United Nations charter (1945) is
  a. global law
  b. international law
  c. world ethics
  d. global guidelines
30. Genocide is the elimination of a
  a. city
  b. nation
  c. race
  d. town
31. A shared global ethics includes the creation of a system of global
  a. governance
  b. army
  c. economy
  d. information system
32. Human rights are right to which every person is entitled because he or she is
  a. free
  b. human
  c. responsible
  d. ethical
33. Violations of the integrity of a person include
  a. imprisonment
  b. fines
  c. torture
  d. all 3
34. Basic needs include, among others,
  a. food
  b. shelter
  c. education
  d. all 3
35. Freedom to participate in government is a ____ right.
  a. citizen
  b. human
  c. world
  d. global
36. A conflict of interests is usually between the interests of the organization and
  a. law
  b. employee
  c. rules
  d. supervisor
37. Codes of Ethics usually deal with
  a. honesty
  b. behavior
  c. actions
  d. all 3.
38. Sexual harrassment is a
  a. inappropriare act
  b. illegal act
  c. any unwelcome act
  d. all 3.
39. Among the 5 types of sexual harrassment are sexist or sexual
  a. remarks
  b. behavior
  c. crimes
  d. all 3
40. Free speech for the public employee is ___limited than free speech in the society at large.
  a. more
  b. less
  c. about as
41. A business cannot operate successfully if employees
  a. abuse sick days
  b. cut corners on quality
  c. lie to colleages
  d. all 3.
42. Ethics involves accepting responsibility for
  a. others
  b. the company
  c. decision-making
  d. society
43. In Reality Ethics, right and wrong is defined by
  a. rules
  b. reason
  c. moral law
  d. reality
44. In EndRight,
  a. the end justifies the means
  b. act from duty
  c. act to help
  d. all 3.
45. Some types of authorities in ethics are
  a. social science research
  b. law
  c. Bible
  d. all 3
46. Some traditional sources of maral values are
  a. hedonism
  b. sophism
  c. Michiavellianism
  d. all 3
47. Revelation is a source of
  a. rules
  b. ethics
  c. law
  d. all 3
48. There are usually ___ basis on which an issue may be ethical.
  a. 1
  b. 2
  c. 3
  d. 4
49. A dilemma usually deals with
  a. 3 rights
  b. 2 possible rights
  c. 2 wrongs
  d. 4 rights
50. Managerial sevrecy should be ___ as to time and scope.
  a. unlimited
  b. limited
  c. specific
  d. general
51. Negotiations and conflict resolutions in the workplace are usually about
  a. legal issues
  b. simple ethical concerns
  c. dilemmas
  d. policy
52. Managerial decisions should be mainly on the basis of
  a. goals
  b. merit
  c. facts
  d. friendships
53. The reason for managerial secrecy is to prevent others from taking advantage of
  a. information
  b. current values
  c. motives
  d. ethics
54. A manager of a nonprofit organization may ____use nepotism.
  a. sometimes
  b. usually
  c. seldom
  d. never
55. A sole owner may ___ use nepotism.
  a. not
  b. seldom
  c. usually
  d. never
56. The fences of an organization are there to provide ___ participantion from outside.
  a. free
  b. no
  c. limited
  d. all
57. Public corruption is the ___ of power
  a. misuse
  b. abuse
  c. over use
  d. all 3
58. Free participation calls for hearing of
  a. complaints
  b. personal plans
  c. demands
  d. personal matters
59. Financial actions that may be called corruptions are
  a. fraud
  b. bribary
  c. wrong catergorization
  d. all 3
60. In ethics, the ___ perspecive usually decised the case.
  a. analytical
  b. human
  c. value
  d. personal
61. "We are rewarded and punished for what we disclose, not for the ___ realities of what we are and do." Steele
  a. common
  b. absolute
  c. un-
  d. specific
62. Facts are
  a. right or wrong
  b. true or false
  c. good or evil
  d. all 3
63. The American Counseling Association suggests that you apply the CAC Code of Ethics as a
  a. law
  b. rule
  c. guide
  d. resource
64. Problems of quality of life vs prolonging of life are mainly
  a. dilemmas
  b. simple ethical cases
  c. legal issues
  d. policy concerns
65. The loyalty of one group takes percedence over the loyalty to another group.
  a. yes
  b. no
  c. never
  d. seldom
66. The National Bioethics Advisory Commission concluded in 1997 that at this time it is morally unacceptable for anyone in the public or private sector, whether in a ____ setting, to attempt to create a child using somatic cell nuclear transfer cloning.
  a. research
  b. clinical
  c. laboratory
  d. all 3
67. U.S. physicians ____ inform their patients about the care-giving decisions affecting them.
  a. usually
  b. seldom
  c. rarely fully
  d. generally
68. "I have not asked to come into this world, and I don't have a right to make the decision when I am to leave." That is a very ______ opinion.
  a. health care
  b. bad
  c. secular
  d. common
69. Laws and rules were made to limit very bad behavior. Bad behavior is further limited by your _____ ethics, which tells you what is bad and what is good.
  a. personal
  b. social
  c. country's
  d. religious
70. An approach to ethics called "EndRight" in this course. It is generally a objective approach proposed by
  a. Calvin
  b. Kant
  c. Mill
  d. Moses