17 many feminist writers maintain that the values and

17. Many feminist writers maintain that the values and virtues inherent in most tra d itional
moral theories reflect
a. A typically female perspective
b. An openness to an ethic of compromise
c. A worthless tradition
d. A typically masculine perspective

18. The values of interdependence, community, connection, sharing, emotion, body, trust,
absence of hierarchy, nature, immanence, process, joy, pea c e and life are supposedly.
19. Some proponents of feminist ethics reject the traditional concept of 23. Crosthwaite says there is a real difference between the liberal individualist and the
feminist concep t s of moral persons.
28. Impartiality in morality requires us to give special weight to persons like ourselves.
a. True
b. Fals e
29. Most moral theories emphasize duties and downplay the role of emotions, attitudes, and
motiva t ions.
32. Feminist ethics tends to emphasize that individuals are located in and formed by specific
relationships and ties of affection and responsibili t y.
33. Caring is an essential part of morali t y.
Plato: Why Should I Be Moral? Gyges’ Ring and Socrates’ Dilemma
1. Glaucon’s story of Gyges’ ring is meant to show that
a. given the opportunity, people will always choose justice over injustice.
b. justice is a myth.
c. all people believe in their hearts that injustice is more profitable than j ustice.
d. if people could be invisible, they would never do any wrong.

2. Glaucon argues that the unjust life is
3. Glaucon says that the perfectly unjust man is one who
4. Glaucon tries to show that compared to the seemingly unjust but actually just
man, the seemingly just but actually unjust man is
5. Glaucon argues that jus t ice is not intrinsically good.
a. True
b. False
6. Socrates believes that it pays for a man to be per f ectly unjust if he appears to be
just.
7. Socrates thinks that people should be ruled by morali t y, even if it must be
imposed on them from without.

8. Glaucon thinks that a man’s getting away with injustice makes him worse.
9. Socrates insists that there will be jus t ice only when reason rules.
a. True
b. False
10. Gyges uses the ring to escape the laws and morals of socie t y and to serve his
greed.
11. Socrates thinks that all people are corrupt. 12. Socrates argues that it is to our advantage to be moral. 13. Glaucon holds that immorality corrupts the inner person.
a. True
b. False
14. Socrates f inally convinces Glaucon to strive to be moral whether or not morality
is advantageous.
15. Socrates believes that being good is good for you.

b. False