True False Quiz


1	Ruth Benedict was an anthropologist well-known for her attacks on the theory of conventional ethical relativism.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	Conventional ethical relativism is a descriptive ethical theory rather than a normative one.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	James Rachels argues that despite the apparent diversity in ethical beliefs and practices, there must be some common moral rules (such as rules against lying and murder) that are necessary for society to exist at all.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	Ethical objectivism implies the belief that one has the right to do whatever it takes to impose the ethical standard one recognizes on others.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	"Ethical objectivism" and "ethical absolutism" are just two different names for the same doctrine that moral principles are both objective and allow for no exceptions.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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