ACM/Com/Jour 460     PRACTICE Test #1 – Ch 1&2                                                  

 

This Practice test reflects the kinds of questions – and wording – youÕll encounter. YouÕll note that there are no ÒtrickÓ questions. They are all straightforward. Read everything: Questions will come from the Narratives at the end of the chapters as well. Page numbers are provided to help you check your answers.                                                                          

 

I. True/False     Mark ÒTÓ or ÒFÓ in the blank

___ 1. The logical fallacy of bifurcation makes the assumption that what youÕre trying to prove is a fact.

 p. 16 

___ 2. There is common agreement among ethicists that it is not possible for an atheist to have morals. p. 15

___ 3. A nonmoral value never refers to something as being good or bad, or right or wrong.  p. 9

___ 4. Tristine Rainer believes that everyone is naturally good at telling their own story; it is a skill nobody has to learn. pp 92-93.

___ 5. Crime stories generally concern themselves with the battle between good and evil.  pp. 65-69

___ 6.  Plato claimed that art is harmful because it fans violent emotions.  p. 74

___ 7. Rosenstand suggests that children need to be taught by their parents to process stories so that they will know the difference between fact and fiction.  pp. 41-44

 

II. Multiple Choice. Select the response that BEST answers/completes the question       

 

___ 8. Martha Nussbaum claims that: p. 18

a.  There is no cognitive value in emotions.

                           b.  Aristotle warned against paying attention to stories.

              c.  Emotions can have cognitive value. 

                  d.  Philosophical examples are superior to stories in conveying a philosophical issue.

                 

___ 9.Who, in Chapter 2, speaks these words? ÒAnd I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothersÉÓ p. 101

                 a.      Jules, in Pulp Fiction

                 b.      Vincent, in Pulp Fiction

                  c.      Medea, in the play Medea

                 d.      Werther, in The Sorrows of Young Werther

___ 10. There are many ways to use narratives to explore ethics. Chapter 2 mentions several ways. Which one shouldnÕt be on the list? pp. 37-38

                  a.      Many psychologists are using bibliotherapy to help children cope with difficult experiences.

                 b.      Many medical students are exposed to literature and film about persons with illnesses in order to have a better understanding of their patients.

                 c.      Many philosophy students are now reading stories about persons seeking the meaning of life in order to facilitate their own search for meaning. 

                 d.      Some judges are sentencing offenders to reading books and watching films in order to make them understand moral responsibility.