Exercises and Quizzes in Ethical Reasoning

The exercises and quizzes listed below are recommended but not required as a component of your study in 39-275 & 39-276 Introduction to Ethics. They test your knowledge of some of the basic concepts of ethical thought. In order to run these exercises properly, you will need to view them on a browser that is JavaScript enabled. Netscape Navigator 2.0+ or Microsoft Explorer 3.0+ should work fine. The computers in the residence halls are loaded with this software, as well as those in the first floor computer lab in the library.
 

Exercises:

Tips:

  1. Take your time: think through each of the exercises.
  2. Write down your answers, and your reasons for your answers, before you look at the instructor's answers.
  1. Normative/Descriptive Statements
  2. Recognizing Fallacies in Moral Reasoning
  3. Applying Basic Moral Principles
  4. Recognizing Ethical Theories in Moral Argumentation
  5. A series of matching exercises on various topics (Enter first exercise here)
 Quizzes
  1. Normative/Descriptive Statements
  2. Basic Ethical Terminology
  3. Ethical Terminology Crossword
  4. Analyzing Simple Moral Arguments
  5. Recognizing Fallacies of Moral Reasoning
  6. Recognizing Ethical Theories in Argument
  7. Formulating Maxims (Kantian Ethics)
  8. Correct and Incorrect Applications of the Universal Law Formulation of the Categorical Imperative
  9. Correct and Incorrect Applications of Contractarianism