Test Bank for Business Ethics Case Studies and Selected Readings, 9th Edition by Marianne M. Jennings
Unit 01: True / False 1. A credo consists of how you define yourself by job title and income. a. True
b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False TOPICS: Defining Ethics KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember DATE CREATED: 8/24/2017 4:41 PM DATE MODIFIED: 9/12/2017 4:10 PM 2. Part of a credo includes a list of lines you would never cross to be successful. a. True
b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False TOPICS: Defining Ethics KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember DATE CREATED: 8/24/2017 4:57 PM DATE MODIFIED: 8/24/2017 4:59 PM 3. An ethical breach is not necessarily a violation of the law. a. True
b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False TOPICS: Defining Ethics KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero.
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DATE CREATED: 8/24/2017 5:26 PM DATE MODIFIED: 8/24/2017 5:28 PM 4. Unwritten rules of conduct are part of our normative standards. a. True
b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False TOPICS: Defining Ethics KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember DATE CREATED: 8/24/2017 5:28 PM DATE MODIFIED: 8/24/2017 5:31 PM 5. Self-interest is the same as selfishness. a. True
b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False TOPICS: Defining Ethics KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand DATE CREATED: 8/24/2017 5:33 PM DATE MODIFIED: 8/24/2017 5:35 PM 6. Ethical egoism is selfishness. a. True
b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False TOPICS: Defining Ethics KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand DATE CREATED: 8/24/2017 5:36 PM DATE MODIFIED: 8/24/2017 5:37 PM 7. Kant would label paying lower wages in developing countries than the wages paid in developed economies as unethical. a. True
b. False ANSWER: POINTS: DIFFICULTY:
False 1 Moderate
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QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False TOPICS: Defining Ethics KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Apply DATE CREATED: 8/24/2017 5:39 PM DATE MODIFIED: 8/24/2017 5:40 PM 8. Kant is part of the utilitarian school of thought on ethics. a. True
b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False TOPICS: Defining Ethics KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand DATE CREATED: 8/24/2017 5:41 PM DATE MODIFIED: 8/24/2017 5:45 PM 9. Kant and Rand do not agree on the importance of self-interest in ethical theory. a. True
b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False TOPICS: Defining Ethics KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand DATE CREATED: 8/24/2017 5:47 PM DATE MODIFIED: 8/24/2017 5:48 PM 10. Locke and Rawls develop their ethical theory on the basis of a tabula rasa. a. True
b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False TOPICS: Defining Ethics KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand DATE CREATED: 8/24/2017 5:48 PM DATE MODIFIED: 8/24/2017 5:50 PM 11. Locke and Rawls are contractarians. a. True
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ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False TOPICS: Defining Ethics KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand DATE CREATED: 8/24/2017 5:50 PM DATE MODIFIED: 8/24/2017 5:52 PM 12. The Rights Theory is generally associated with Plato and Aristotle. a. True
b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False TOPICS: Defining Ethics KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand DATE CREATED: 8/24/2017 5:52 PM DATE MODIFIED: 8/24/2017 5:53 PM 13. Robert Nozick is the leading thinker for utilitarianism. a. True
b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False TOPICS: Defining Ethics KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand DATE CREATED: 8/24/2017 5:53 PM DATE MODIFIED: 8/24/2017 5:55 PM 14. Third-trimester abortions would be supported under a Rights Theory. a. True
b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False TOPICS: Defining Ethics KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Apply DATE CREATED: 8/24/2017 5:55 PM DATE MODIFIED: 8/24/2017 6:02 PM Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero.
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15. Robert Solomon is a proponent of virtue ethics. a. True
b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False TOPICS: Defining Ethics KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand DATE CREATED: 8/24/2017 5:56 PM DATE MODIFIED: 8/24/2017 5:59 PM 16. “It‟s a gray area,” is an example of ethical analysis. a. True
b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False TOPICS: Defining Ethics KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember DATE CREATED: 8/24/2017 6:01 PM DATE MODIFIED: 8/24/2017 6:02 PM 17. “We all don‟t share the same ethics” fails to consider common values that do exist in business. a. True
b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False TOPICS: Defining Ethics KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember DATE CREATED: 8/24/2017 6:03 PM DATE MODIFIED: 8/24/2017 6:04 PM 18. Volkswagen‟s defeat device allowed it to record lower levels than actual emissions of its cars. a. True
b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False TOPICS: Defining Ethics Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero.
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