Should You Steal the Secret Sauce? Ethics Quiz for 6th Grade (Advanced) Worksheet • Free PDF Download with Answer Key
Students analyze the Social Contract, synthesize the 'Veil of Ignorance,' and apply Kantian logic to complex modern dilemmas as a summative assessment.
Pedagogical Overview
This ethics quiz assesses student understanding of foundational moral frameworks including Utilitarianism, Deontology, and Virtue Ethics through complex real-world scenarios. The assessment utilizes a scaffolded approach to move students from basic terminology to higher-order synthesis of concepts like the Veil of Ignorance and the Social Contract. It serves as an ideal summative assessment for middle school philosophy or civics units focusing on critical thinking and argumentative logic.
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- Analyze modern dilemmas using Utilitarian and Deontological ethical frameworks.
- Apply the Veil of Ignorance thought experiment to evaluate the fairness of social structures.
- Differentiate between Virtue Ethics, Social Contract theory, and outcome-based moral reasoning.
All 10 Questions
- A global company discovers their factory is polluting a river. A Utilitarian CEO would most likely decide to close the factory if:A) It is against the law to pollute rivers.B) The harm to the community's health is greater than the wealth the factory creates.C) The CEO wants to be known as a person of high integrity.D) The company signed a contract promising not to pollute.
- Immanuel Kant’s 'Categorical Imperative' suggests that before you act, you should ask: 'Would I want this action to become a ____ law for everyone?'A) TemporaryB) UniversalC) GovernmentD) Secret
- True or False: In the 'Veil of Ignorance' thought experiment, you should design society's rules without knowing if you will be rich, poor, healthy, or sick.A) TrueB) False
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- If a Virtue Ethicist is deciding whether to help a classmate cheat, they would focus most on:A) Whether the teacher will catch them.B) What kind of person they become by choosing to be dishonest.C) How many total points the class will gain or lose.D) The school handbook's specific list of punishments.
- The 'Social ____' theory suggests that people live together in society in accordance with an agreement that establishes moral and political rules of behavior.A) DilemmaB) ContractC) CircleD) Virtue
- In the Dilemma of the 'Common Good,' why might a farmer choose NOT to overgraze their cows on shared land even if it adds to their personal wealth?A) Because they are following a deontological duty to preserve the resource for all.B) Because utilitarians believe personal wealth is more important than the grass.C) Because they want to trick the other farmers.D) None of the above.
- True or False: A Pure Utilitarian would agree that it is always wrong to break a promise, even if breaking it saves an entire city.A) TrueB) False
- Which ethical framework is most concerned with the 'Golden Mean'—the balance between two extremes of behavior?A) DeontologyB) UtilitarianismC) Virtue EthicsD) The Social Contract
- If a doctor follows a strict rule that they must NEVER lie to a patient, regardless of how much it might upset them, the doctor is acting as a ____.A) UtilitarianB) DeontologistC) HedonistD) Relativist
- True or False: Ethical dilemmas are easy to solve because there is always one scientifically proven 'correct' answer.A) TrueB) False
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, this Ethics Quiz for 6th Grade is a perfect no-prep resource for a sub plan because it provides clear explanations for every correct answer, allowing students to self-correct and learn independently.
Most middle school students will complete this ten-question Ethics Quiz in approximately twenty to thirty minutes, depending on the depth of class discussion following each scenario.
This Ethics Quiz works well for differentiation by using the theoretical hints to support struggling learners while challenging advanced students to defend their answers using the specific philosophical terminology provided in the keys.
While designed as an advanced Ethics Quiz for 6th Grade, the universal nature of the dilemmas makes it accessible for 7th and 8th graders exploring civics or social justice topics.
You can use this Ethics Quiz as a formative check-in by pausing after each question to have students poll their answers, using the results to address misconceptions about Kantian logic or Utilitarianism in real-time.
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