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This document is a quiz on concepts from Immanuel Kant's philosophy, including: - Kant's First Formula of the Categorical Imperative is a rationality test. - Kant is not a consequentialist. - For Kant, a "person" is a being with reason and free will, rather than a human being. - The "maxim" of an action refers to the fundamental principle that an agent acts upon. - Kantian ethics is not a variation of utilitarianism. - For Kant, morality is grounded in rationality. - Kant is best characterized as a "deontologist."

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Learning Tree Publishing: Thinking Critically and Philosophy - Quiz 11

This document is a quiz on concepts from Immanuel Kant's philosophy, including: - Kant's First Formula of the Categorical Imperative is a rationality test. - Kant is not a consequentialist. - For Kant, a "person" is a being with reason and free will, rather than a human being. - The "maxim" of an action refers to the fundamental principle that an agent acts upon. - Kantian ethics is not a variation of utilitarianism. - For Kant, morality is grounded in rationality. - Kant is best characterized as a "deontologist."

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Thinking Critically and Philosophy - Quiz 11


Immanuel Kant

This quiz is worth 5 points. You will have 3 attempts. The highest score will count.

Kant’s First Formula of The Categorical Imperative is what kind of test?


a) An I.Q. test.

b) A test that determines which actions will build a virtuous character.

c) A Rationality test.

d) A test to determine the best consequences for any particular action.

e) At least three of the other answers are correct.

Is Kant a Consequentialist?
a) Yes

b) No

c) Unknown

What is a “Person” according to Kant?


a) A being with reason.

b) A being with free will.

c) A human being.

d) A being made by God.

e) None of the above is, in itself, an accurate characterization of Kant’s view of “Persons.”

What is the “maxim” of an action?


a) The maxim of an action has to do with the consequences of the action.

b) The maxim of an action pertains to duty.

c) The maxim of an action is about respect.

d) The maxim of an action is the most general (or fundamental) principle that an agent acts upon.

e) All of the above are correct.

Kantian Ethics is a variation of Utilitarianism.


a) True

b) False

According to Kant, is morality grounded in rationality?

a) Yes

b) No

c) Unknown

According to the text, is Kant best characterized as a “Deontologist?”


a) Yes

b) No

c) The text never says

Kant’s Third Formula presents us with a moral vision of our final and comprehensive destiny. Which statement is
true of Kant’s vision?
a) The world that we should strive to realize would be a community of persons all acting autonomously, all holding one another in
mutual respect.

b) The Kingdom of Ends is an Ideal for a Moral World.

c) The Kingdom of Ends is an Ideal for a Political State.

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d) The Kingdom of Ends involves the human species as a whole, requiring each of us to recognize that our moral destiny is
inextricably tied to our relations with one another in a (moral) communal endeavor.

e) All statements are part of Kant’s moral vision of our final and comprehensive destiny.

Which of the following statements is a violation of The Principle of Non-Contradiction?


a) Frank is both tired and hungry.

b) Frank is, at this very moment and at this exact time, both thirsty and not thirsty.

c) Frank is thirsty but not hungry.

d) Frank was thirsty this morning, but not now.

e) All of the statements are violations of The Principle of Non-Contradiction.

By “autonomy” does Kant mean ‘the freedom to do whatever you want?’


a) Yes

b) No

c) Unknown

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