Categorical Imperatives & Cyber-Ethics: A 12th Grade Philosophical Heist Quiz (Medium) Worksheet • Free PDF Download with Answer Key
Defend your moral logic by applying Kantian ethics and Contractualism to modern digital age dilemmas and high-stakes social scenarios.
Pedagogical Overview
This ethics quiz assesses student mastery of deontology, contractualism, and virtue ethics through the lens of contemporary digital dilemmas and social thought experiments. The assessment uses a case-study approach to challenge high school seniors to apply abstract philosophical frameworks to concrete scenarios like data privacy and wealth redistribution. It is designed as a summative assessment for an Introduction to Philosophy or Ethics course, aligning with high-level critical thinking and argumentative logic standards.
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- Apply Kantian principles like the Categorical Imperative and the Formula of Humanity to modern socio-technical dilemmas.
- Distinguish between primary ethical frameworks including Utilitarianism, Contractualism, and Virtue Ethics.
- Analyze the validity of moral arguments using concepts such as the Veil of Ignorance, Prima Facie duties, and the Is-Ought Problem.
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- A software engineer discovers a 'backdoor' in a banking app. While using it could redistribute wealth from corrupt executives to the poor, they refuse, citing that a world where all programmers built backdoors would lead to a collapse of digital trust. Which concept does this reflect?A) Bentham's Hedonic CalculusB) Kant's Categorical ImperativeC) Aristotelian PhronesisD) The Social Contract Theory of Hobbes
- According to the philosophy of __________, an action is right only if it is permitted by a set of rules for the general regulation of behavior that no one could reasonably reject.A) UtilitarianismB) EgoismC) ContractualismD) Nihilism
- In W.D. Ross's theory of ethics, 'Prima Facie' duties are absolute obligations that can never be outweighed by other moral considerations.A) TrueB) False
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- In the 'Experience Machine' thought experiment by Robert Nozick, why might someone refuse to plug into a simulated reality of perfect pleasure?A) Because it doesn't maximize the pleasure of othersB) Because authentic connection to reality has intrinsic valueC) Because the machine's maintenance is an unfair dutyD) Because it violates the Principle of Utility
- Cultural Relativism asserts that because different cultures have different moral codes, there is no objective 'truth' in morality.A) TrueB) False
- A state implements a mandatory genetic screening program that saves thousands of lives through early intervention but violates individual privacy. A critic argues this treats citizens merely as 'tools for the state's health statistics.' This critic is using which framework?A) Act-UtilitarianismB) Rule-UtilitarianismC) Kantianism (Formula of Humanity)D) Ethical Egoism
- The concept of the __________, proposed by John Rawls, asks people to design a just society without knowing their own social status, wealth, or talents.A) PanopticonB) Veil of IgnoranceC) State of NatureD) Golden Mean
- If an ethical system argues that the 'rightness' of an action is determined by whether a person with a temperate, courageous, and just character would perform it, which theory is being used?A) StoicismB) Divine Command TheoryC) Virtue EthicsD) Consequentialism
- The 'Is-Ought Problem,' identified by David Hume, suggests that you cannot logically derive what should be done solely from a description of what is happening.A) TrueB) False
- Peter Singer’s argument regarding 'Famine, Affluence, and Morality' suggests that it is a __________ for wealthy individuals to give to the poor, rather than an act of charity.A) Supererogatory actB) Moral dutyC) Legal requirementD) Virtuous choice
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, this ethics quiz is a perfect high school substitute plan because it provides clear explanations for every correct answer, allowing students to self-correct and learn independently even without a subject-matter expert present.
Most twelfth-grade students will complete this philosophy quiz in approximately twenty to thirty minutes, making it an ideal length for a mid-period check for understanding or a focused bell-ringer activity.
This humanities quiz supports differentiated instruction by providing a mix of multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions that range from basic terminology recall to complex situational analysis of categorical imperatives.
This ethics quiz is specifically calibrated for grade 12 students and college-preparatory learners who have already been introduced to foundational concepts like the social contract and utilitarian logic.
You can use this logic quiz as a formative assessment by having students complete the questions in small groups to debate the merits of Kantianism versus Utilitarianism before reviewing the answers as a whole class.
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