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Sophomores analyze complex philosophical conflicts and defend ethical frameworks in this rigorous critical thinking assessment.

Panorama pedagógico

This quiz assesses student mastery of foundational ethical theories and moral reasoning frameworks through complex scenario analysis. The assessment adopts a rigorous critical thinking approach, requiring students to distinguish between deontological, teleological, and virtue-based perspectives. It is designed for high school philosophy or ethics units as a summative assessment of student ability to apply abstract concepts to real-world dilemmas.

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Herramienta: Cuestionario de Opción Múltiple
Asunto: Artes & Otros
Categoría: Filosofía
Calificación: 10th Calificación
Dificultad: Difícil
Tema: Teorías y dilemas éticos
Idioma: 🇬🇧 English
Elementos: 10
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Creado: Feb 14, 2026

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Qué aprenderán los estudiantes

  • Identify and differentiate between major ethical frameworks including Utilitarianism, Deontology, and Virtue Ethics.
  • Analyze complex moral dilemmas using Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development and John Rawls's Veil of Ignorance.
  • Evaluate the application of Aristotle's Golden Mean and W.D. Ross's prima facie duties in specific situational contexts.

All 10 Questions

  1. A state governor is considering a policy that would significantly increase taxes on the top 1% to fund universal pre-K education. Critics argue this violates individual property rights, while supporters argue it creates the most happiness for the most people. Which framework is being utilized by the supporters?
    A) Stoicism
    B) Social Contract Theory
    C) Utilitarianism
    D) Divine Command Theory
  2. In W.D. Ross's ethical framework, 'prima facie duties' are absolute and can never be overridden by other moral obligations, regardless of the context.
    A) True
    B) False
  3. Immanuel Kant’s ________ ________ asserts that you should only act according to maxims that you would want to become universal laws for everyone to follow.
    A) Hypothetical Imperative
    B) Categorical Imperative
    C) Moral Relativism
    D) Practical Wisdom
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  1. An AI developer discovers that their facial recognition software has a high error rate for certain ethnicities. Fixing it will delay a profitable launch by a year. If the developer chooses to delay because 'a person of integrity would not release a biased product,' which ethical lens are they using?
    A) Egoism
    B) Deontology
    C) Virtue Ethics
    D) Nihilism
  2. Consider the 'Heinz Dilemma': A man steals medicine he cannot afford to save his dying wife. Someone arguing that the theft is justified because the 'right to life' is a higher moral principle than 'property rights' is operating at which level of Kohlberg’s stages of moral development?
    A) Pre-conventional
    B) Conventional
    C) Post-conventional
    D) Unconventional
  3. To achieve fairness in a society, philosopher John Rawls suggested we should design social systems from behind a '________ __ ________,' where we don’t know our own status or identity.
    A) Wall of Silence
    B) Veil of Ignorance
    C) Curtain of Fate
    D) Mask of Equality
  4. Act Utilitarianism evaluates each individual situation for its consequences, whereas Rule Utilitarianism supports following general rules that typically lead to the best outcomes over time.
    A) True
    B) False
  5. In the context of the 'Lifeboat Ethics' thought experiment proposed by Garrett Hardin, what is the primary argument against sharing resources with those in need?
    A) It is a duty to help all human beings equally.
    B) Sharing will lead to the total collapse of the system for everyone (carrying capacity).
    C) The virtue of generosity is more important than survival.
    D) There is no moral obligation to those outside one's family.
  6. The ethical theory known as ________ ________ argues that there are no objective moral truths and that 'right' and 'wrong' are simply matters of cultural or individual opinion.
    A) Moral Absolutism
    B) Moral Relativism
    C) Natural Law
    D) Ethical Altruism
  7. Aristotle’s 'Golden Mean' suggests that virtue is always found at the extreme end of a behavior, such as being extremeley fearless regardless of the danger.
    A) True
    B) False

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This 10th-grade ethics quiz focuses on advanced moral philosophy and normative ethics. It covers key theoretical frameworks including Utilitarianism, Kantian Deontology, Ross's Intuitionism, and Aristotelian Virtue Ethics. Technical concepts such as the Categorical Imperative, the Veil of Ignorance, and Kohlberg's post-conventional stage of moral development are assessed through a combination of multiple-choice, true-false, and fill-in-the-blank items. The assessment is designed to test both conceptual knowledge and the ability to apply these frameworks to modern scenarios such as wealth distribution, AI bias, and resource scarcity.

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Preguntas Frecuentes

Yes, this Ethics Challenge Quiz is an excellent resource for a substitute teacher because it provides clear explanations for each answer, allowing a non-specialist to facilitate a high-level discussion on philosophical conflicts.

Most high school sophomores will spend approximately 20 to 30 minutes completing this Ethics Challenge Quiz, though it can be extended into a full-period lesson if students are asked to orally defend their reasoning for the scenario-based questions.

This Ethics Challenge Quiz supports differentiation by offering a mix of multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions that range from basic terminology recall to higher-order application of Kohlberg and Rawls.

While specifically designed as an Ethics Challenge Quiz for 10th-grade students, the rigor and vocabulary are also highly appropriate for 11th and 12th-grade Civics or Introduction to Philosophy courses.

You can use this Ethics Challenge Quiz as a mid-unit check to see if students can correctly identify the difference between Utilitarianism and Deontology before moving on to more advanced bioethics or legal ethics modules.