Culture in Moral Behavior Quiz

What does culture refer to in the broader sense?

• Explicit patterns of behavior

• Material objects and possessions acquired by individuals

• Only the arts and humanities

• Practices, beliefs, and perceptions of a given society

What is the essential core of culture according to the text?

• Social institutions and norms

• Artifacts and material possessions

• Individual striving and achievements

• Traditional ideas and their attached values

What is the process by which individuals acquire knowledge from others in the groups they belong to?

• Social Learning

• Independent Research

• Cultural Assimilation

• Educational Instruction

According to Richard Robinson, what is the conscience of an individual in any given society?

• A historical accident influenced by surroundings

• An innate moral compass

• A result of genetic predisposition

• A product of individual reflection

What does C.S. Lewis suggest about morality in different cultures?

• Different cultures have completely different moralities

• There is a real moral standard by which we measure different moralities

• Moral standards are subjective and vary greatly

• There is no way to compare moralities between cultures

What does moral progress mean?

• Stagnating in moral development

• Changing for the better

• Changing without improvement

• Reverting to old moral standards

What does cultural relativism in ethics believe?

• Moral judgments are based on individual or cultural standards

• Moral standards do not vary between cultures

• All acts are objectively good or bad

• There are universal moral truths applicable to all cultures

What does the theory of ethical relativism encourage?

• Tolerance towards different cultural beliefs

• Judgmental attitudes towards other cultures

• Rejection of all cultural values

• Rigid adherence to one's own cultural norms

What is a common value shared by Western and Eastern cultures according to the text?

• Valuing or respecting life

• Belief in a flat Earth

• Promoting slavery and anti-semitism

• Rejection of telling the truth

What is a key Filipino value that centers on maintaining good public relations?

• Pakikisama

• Utang na loob

• Hiya

• Amor propio