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Multiple-Choice Quiz
Question 1
In debates about values, what must often be invoked to determine which
values are preferable?
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Question 3
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an ethical principle
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the "truth," as understood by the majority
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a sense of justice
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respect for the right to privacy
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Professionals who care about ethics in the media are entreated specifically
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analyze the stages of decision making in their
work.
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focus on the real levels of conflict around them.
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make defensible ethical decisions in their work.
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Thriftiness and work ethic are examples of which of the following genres
of values?
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sociocultural values
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moral values
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professional values
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aesthetic values
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Question 4
The Potter Box introduces four dimensions of moral analysis to aid us in
locating those places where most misunderstandings occur. Which of the
following is NOT one of the four dimensions?
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relationships
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values
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principles
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loyalties
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Question 5
In the Potter Box, the matter of choosing ________ usually needs the
closest scrutiny and is an extremely significant step in the process of
making moral decisions.
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loyalties
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values
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principles
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relationships
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Through the four steps of the Potter Box, media institutions can establish
or strengthen their policy regarding
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anonymous sources.
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suicide coverage.
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deception in advertising.
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Which of the following is NOT one of the key professional values that the
PRSA code considers vital for public relations practice?
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charisma
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expertise
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fairness
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advocacy
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Question 8
A distinctive mark of the human species, _________ motivate human
action. We tend to become defensive about them and typically rationalize
our behavior when we violate them.
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values
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needs
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loyalties
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definitions
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As the Potter Box demonstrates, appealing to ethical principles that
illuminate the issues is a significant phase of the __________ process.
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moral reasoning
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loyalty assignment
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moral defining
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Question 10
Ethicist Louis Hodges organizes all the various ethical theories into five
categories. Which of the following is NOT one of Hodges's five
categories?
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socialization
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love
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utility
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virtue
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Which of the following is regarded the capstone of Plato's four cardinal
virtues?
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temperance
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justice
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courage
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wisdom
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Question 14
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Confucius's Golden Mean states that, "Moral virtue is the appropriate
location
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between two extremes."
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where necessities and loyalties meet."
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where the greatest number achieve the greatest
good."
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________ categorical imperative implies that what is right for one is right
for all.
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Kant's
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Plato's
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Potter's
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Aristotle's
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Which of the following is NOT among the divine commands of Islamic
ethics?
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conversion of nonbelievers
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human dignity
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truth
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justice
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John Stuart Mill's principle of utility states, "Seek the greatest happiness
for the
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aggregate whole."
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majority of the group."
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smallest investment possible."
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largest demographic."
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John Rawls's veil of ignorance states, "________ emerges when
negotiating without social differentiations."
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Justice
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Equilibrium
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A categorical imperative
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Moral reasoning
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Question 17
In response to the Old Testament, the emerging Christian tradition
introduced the dramatic term _________, which means unselfishness;
other-regarding care and other-directed love; distinct from friendship,
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agape
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hubris
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deontology
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moral kindness
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Question 18
Nel Noddings rejects outright the "ethics of principle as ambiguous and
unstable," insisting that ___________ should play the central role in moral
decision making.
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human care
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ultimate cost
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the greatest good for the greatest number
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cultural traditions
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Which of the following is NOT one of the five categories of obligation?
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duty to the majority opinion
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duty to clients/subscribers/supporters
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duty to professional colleagues
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duty to society
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Case studies regarding media ethics and reasoning cannot be read or
discussed fruitfully without constant attention to the question of
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who is making the decision.
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who is the most deserved.
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what is the possible fallout.
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where is the potential harm.
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