1) What is discrimination? a) The unfavourable treatment of a person or group b) Holding a belief that is biased against a person or group  c) Speaking untruths about someone d) Writing and publishing untruths about someone 2) What is libel? a) inflicting harm on someone without authority b) speaking untruths about someone c) writing and publishing untruths about someone d) the problem of how to act when moral rules clash 3) What is the quality of life principle? a) Life is God-given and therefore sacred  b) Humans are happiest when they have freedom c) Happiness based on human rights d) Human life is only valuable if they have high sentience 4) What is affirmative action primarily aimed at achieving? a) Reducing environmental impact b) Combating marginalization through legislation c) Promoting pacifism in society d) Supporting monotheistic beliefs 5) Who produced the film An Inconvenient Truth about the impact of human activities on the environment? a) Jean-Paul Sartre b) Martin Luther King c) Al Gore d) Albert Camus 6) Which philosopher is known for exploring various forms of nihilism? a) Plato b) Socrates c) Albert Camus d) Jean-Paul Sartre 7) What does analogy refer to in reasoning? a) The process of questioning knowledge b) Using something known to explain something new c) Comparing moral principles d) Refuting existentialist arguments 8) What is anthropomorphism? a) The process of reincarnation b) Describing animals or objects in human-like terms c) A philosophy of liberty d) Worshipping many gods 9) What does censorship involve? a) Allowing freedom of speech b) Prohibiting all or part of a book, film, or speech c) Judging actions based on outcomes d) Applying shallow ecological principles 10) Which ethical system is associated with judging actions by their outcomes? a) Consequentialism b) Monotheism c) Pacifism d) Nihilism 11) Who developed a version of skeptical reasoning influenced by Isaac Newton? a) John Stuart Mill b) Martin Luther King c) Plato d) David Hume 12) What are deep ecologists? a) Proponents of censorship laws b) Philosophers supporting the liberty principle c) Advocates for shallow environmental solutions d) Those focusing on the intrinsic relationship between humans and the material world 13) What is the design argument? a) An argument for the existence of God based on the world’s order b) A principle supporting polytheism c) A theory about reincarnation d) A critique of utilitarian ethics 14) What is the main focus of shallow ecologists? a) The material world's impact on humans b) Environmental issues affecting non-human life c) The sanctity of life principle d) Intellectual freedom 15) Who developed the philosophy of utilitarianism? a) Plato b) Socrates c) John Stuart Mill d) David Hume 16) What does pacifism oppose? a) Moral dilemmas b) War and violence c) Prejudice d) Anthropomorphism 17) What is the parable of the cave an analogy for? a) The difference between illusion and reality b) The sanctity of life c) The consequences of war d) The process of samsara 18) What is the liberty principle? a) A belief in one God b) A principle that humans are happiest when free to choose their life c) A concept of shallow ecology d) An argument for consequentialist ethics 19) What does samsara refer to? a) A belief in multiple gods b) Questioning knowledge through reasoning c) Writing untruths about someone d) Reincarnation or the cycle of birth and rebirth 20) Who developed the philosophy of utilitarianism? a) Plato b) Socrates c) John Stuart Mill d) David hume 21) What term refers to unknowingly being biased against a certain group because of societal conditioning? a) Polytheism b) Institutionalised discrimination c) Shallow ecologists d) Revenge 22) What is the term for treating people in a fair and equal way? a) Liberty principle b) Prejudice c) Equality d) Quality of life principle 23) What is the term for a problem where two or more moral rules or principles clash? a) Moral dilemma b) Quality of life principle c) Prejudice d) Revenge 24) What does "xenophobia" mean? a) Fear of change b) Fear of reincarnation c) Writing untruths about someone d) Fear of foreigners 25) Which term refers to holding a biased belief against certain groups with little or no evidence? a) Discrimination b) Slander c) Prejudice d) Interventions 26) What is the term for inflicting harm on someone without authority as retaliation? a) Revenge b) Interventions c) Equality d) Payback 27) What does "interventions" refer to in ethical terms? a) Inflicting harm as retaliation b) Actions taken to prevent harm for those in care c) Bias based on no evidence d) Freedom to live as one chooses 28) What is the principle of "lex talionis"? a) The process of helping an offender adjust back into society b) Laws made to maximise people's happiness c) Capital punishment d) The law of retaliation 29) Which principle states life is valuable only when it brings more pleasure than pain? a) Liberty principle b) Quality of life principle c) Revenge d) Sanctity of life principle 30) What does the term "just deserts" mean? a) Rehabilitating a prisoner b) Treason c) An appropriate punishment for an offence d) Diminished responsibility due to a lack of sentience 

Glossary Y8 (Philosophy)

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