Ethics and Morality Worksheet

What is morality?

• Having to do with customs, habits and manners shaping human life

• Interested in the good that humans tend toward

• Knowledge of what good truly is

• None of the above

Which of the following is NOT a focus of morality?

• A) Emphasis on WAYS

• B) Focused on the action, the emotion (motion), the doing

• C) Knowledge of what good truly is

• D) Interested in how humans can attain the good

What is ethics interested in?

• The customs and habits of society

• The good that humans tend toward, like happiness and freedom

• The ways humans can attain the good

• The action and emotion

Fill in the blank: Ethics is like knowing the rules of the road, while morality is like _________?

• the actual driving part - being an excellent driver

• reading the road signs only

• fixing the car engine

• memorizing the car manual

Which of the following best describes an amoral action?

• Good action

• Bad behaviour

• Neither good nor bad

• Pursuit of the good

The difference between moral and immoral actions is:

• Moral actions align with accepted standards of right and wrong, while immoral actions violate them.

• Moral actions are always illegal, while immoral actions are always legal.

• Moral actions are based on personal preference, while immoral actions are based on facts.

• Moral actions are only about following rules, while immoral actions are about breaking laws.

Is morality for everyone?

• True

• False

If we always acted on our emotions and desires, what would likely happen?

• We might face negative consequences and chaos.

• We would achieve perfect happiness.

• Everyone would always agree with each other.

• There would be no need for rules or laws.

The Beatitudes are:

• Teachings of Jesus that describe the attitudes and characteristics of blessed people. Its a road-map to Heaven

• a list of commandments given to Moses

• stories told by Jesus to his disciples

• laws written in the Old Testament

Fill in the blank: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for ________ is the kingdom of heaven.

• theirs

• ours

• yours

• his