Applied Ethics — MCQs August 22, 2025 by u930973931_answers 50 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/50 Subscribe 1. Applied ethics focuses on: (A) The meaning of moral terms (B) General moral theories (C) Practical moral issues in real life (D) The origin of morality 2. Which of the following is an area of applied ethics? (A) Medical ethics (B) Business ethics (C) Environmental ethics (D) All of the above 3. Bioethics deals mainly with: (A) Workplace rules (B) Environmental concerns (C) Moral issues in medicine and biology (D) Cultural relativism 4. Euthanasia refers to: (A) Genetic modification of food (B) Mercy killing of a terminally ill person (C) Cloning animals (D) Recycling waste 5. Abortion debates in applied ethics concern: (A) The morality of ending a pregnancy (B) Animal rights (C) Climate change (D) Privacy in business 6. Business ethics concerns questions like: (A) Corporate responsibility (B) Fair trade (C) Workplace rights (D) All of the above 7. Environmental ethics focuses on: (A) Human duties to the natural world (B) Medical practices (C) Artificial intelligence (D) Religious duties 8. The debate over capital punishment is an issue in: (A) Meta-ethics (B) Applied ethics (C) Descriptive ethics (D) Normative ethics 9. Which field examines ethical issues with computers and AI? (A) Medical ethics (B) Cyber ethics (C) Environmental ethics (D) Social ethics 10. Animal rights issues belong to: (A) Applied ethics (B) Meta-ethics (C) Logic (D) Descriptive ethics 11. Which approach to applied ethics asks “what produces the best outcome”? (A) Deontology (B) Virtue ethics (C) Utilitarianism (D) Relativism 12. The idea of informed consent is central to: (A) Environmental ethics (B) Medical ethics (C) Business ethics (D) Cyber ethics 13. The question “Should human cloning be permitted?” belongs to: (A) Meta-ethics (B) Normative ethics (C) Applied ethics (D) Logic 14. Whistleblowing in companies is a topic of: (A) Bioethics (B) Business ethics (C) Environmental ethics (D) Religious ethics 15. A doctor’s duty to preserve life versus respect for patient autonomy is a dilemma in: (A) Environmental ethics (B) Meta-ethics (C) Medical ethics (D) Social ethics 16. Data privacy in social media is an issue in: (A) Cyber ethics (B) Virtue ethics (C) Business ethics (D) Meta-ethics 17. The debate over war and peace belongs to: (A) Meta-ethics (B) Just war theory (applied ethics) (C) Virtue ethics (D) Logic 18. Environmental ethics raises questions about: (A) Pollution and conservation (B) Rights of future generations (C) Climate responsibility (D) All of the above 19. The principle of justice in healthcare concerns: (A) Equal access to medical resources (B) Profit maximization (C) Patient autonomy (D) Doctor’s happiness 20. The use of animals for experiments is debated in: (A) Environmental ethics (B) Business ethics (C) Bioethics (D) Cyber ethics 21. Applied ethics differs from meta-ethics because it: (A) Studies meaning of “good” (B) Focuses on abstract theories (C) Deals with practical moral problems (D) Avoids moral reasoning 22. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is part of: (A) Medical ethics (B) Business ethics (C) Religious ethics (D) Political ethics 23. The ethical debate over genetic engineering of crops is: (A) Environmental ethics (B) Medical ethics (C) Business ethics (D) Bioethics 24. Which ethical theory is often applied in environmental ethics? (A) Deep ecology (B) Hedonism (C) Emotivism (D) Legal positivism 25. Which of these is an applied ethics issue in sports? (A) Doping (B) Fair play (C) Gender inclusion (D) All of the above 26. The use of surveillance cameras raises ethical issues about: (A) Freedom vs. security (B) Environmental protection (C) Health care (D) Scientific discovery 27. The moral debate over nuclear weapons relates to: (A) Just war theory (B) Virtue ethics (C) Emotivism (D) Natural law 28. Ethical issues about internet piracy fall under: (A) Environmental ethics (B) Cyber ethics (C) Medical ethics (D) Social ethics 29. A company deciding whether to use sweatshops is an example of: (A) Virtue ethics (B) Business ethics (C) Bioethics (D) Meta-ethics 30. Which principle guides medical confidentiality? (A) Justice (B) Autonomy (C) Utility (D) Duty 31. Organ donation debates belong to: (A) Cyber ethics (B) Bioethics (C) Political ethics (D) Environmental ethics 32. The morality of human enhancement with technology is part of: (A) Meta-ethics (B) Transhumanist ethics (applied) (C) Virtue ethics (D) Logic 33. Which ethical principle asks whether businesses should prioritize profit over people? (A) Justice (B) Corporate responsibility (C) Autonomy (D) Respect 34. The debate about refugee rights is part of: (A) Business ethics (B) Political and social ethics (C) Bioethics (D) Environmental ethics 35. The problem of factory farming belongs to: (A) Environmental ethics (B) Animal ethics (C) Medical ethics (D) Cyber ethics 36. Climate justice emphasizes: (A) Equal distribution of environmental burdens (B) Maximizing corporate profits (C) Military protection of resources (D) Individual happiness 37. Applied ethics differs from descriptive ethics because it: (A) Describes moral behavior (B) Evaluates moral problems and suggests what ought to be done (C) Avoids cultural perspectives (D) Studies only past practices 38. An example of an ethical issue in artificial intelligence is: (A) Algorithmic bias (B) Patient autonomy (C) Just war (D) Pollution 39. Debates about human rights in prisons are issues of: (A) Virtue ethics (B) Social ethics (C) Environmental ethics (D) Meta-ethics 40. The ethical problem of “playing God” is often raised in: (A) Bioethics (B) Cyber ethics (C) Business ethics (D) Social ethics 41. The morality of assisted reproductive technologies belongs to: (A) Medical ethics (B) Cyber ethics (C) Environmental ethics (D) Political ethics 42. Which field deals with employee rights and workplace discrimination? (A) Business ethics (B) Cyber ethics (C) Bioethics (D) Social contract theory 43. The use of drones in warfare raises applied ethics questions about: (A) Just war and responsibility (B) Meta-ethics of language (C) Virtue in character (D) Utilitarian happiness 44. Which principle supports patient decision-making in medical ethics? (A) Autonomy (B) Justice (C) Duty (D) Utility 45. The morality of mass surveillance programs concerns: (A) Individual rights vs. collective security (B) Business growth vs. decline (C) Virtue development (D) Natural law only 46. Questions about the fair distribution of vaccines are issues in: (A) Cyber ethics (B) Justice in bioethics (C) Animal ethics (D) Virtue ethics 47. Applied ethics provides: (A) Theories of meaning (B) Practical moral guidance in real-life issues (C) Abstract definitions of “good” (D) Description of customs 48. The ethics of climate change policies fall under: (A) Environmental ethics (B) Business ethics (C) Medical ethics (D) Cyber ethics 49. The principle of double effect is often applied in: (A) Bioethics (end-of-life care) (B) Cyber ethics (C) Business contracts (D) Environmental sustainability 50. The overall goal of applied ethics is to: (A) Analyze the language of morality (B) Establish universal moral laws (C) Address practical ethical problems in specific areas of life (D) Study historical views of ethics