Tham khảo tài liệu 'about gmat exam 4', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | ----------------------------------------- VERBAL PRETEST --------------------------------------------------- measurement is bound to be subjective. Second in a theory that treats everything except happiness as instrumentally rather than intrinsically valuable anything or more importantly anyone can and should be treated as a means to an end if it means greater happiness. This rejects the notion that human beings have their own intrinsic value. Further utilitarianism puts the burden of the happiness of the masses on the suffering of the few. Is the happiness of many worth the suffering of a few Why do those few deserve to suffer Isn t this burden of suffering morally irresponsible This is the dilemma so brilliantly illustrated in LeGuin s story. 1. Which of the following best sums up the author s opinion of utilitarianism a. It is an ethical theory. b. It is the ethical theory that people should all live by. c. It is a useful but problematic ethical theory. d. It does not adequately measure happiness. e. It underestimates the intrinsic value of human beings. 2. According to the passage in utilitarianism a. only intentions have moral significance. b. consequences are important but intentions are more important. c. intentions and consequences are equally important. d. intentions are important but consequences are more important. e. only consequences have moral significance. 3. The author summarizes LeGuin s story primarily to a. show how good the story is. b. get readers interested in the story. c. illustrate the power of words. d. illustrate the central problem with utilitarianism. e. illustrate a utilitarian utopia. 4. From the passage it can be inferred that the author a. may use utilitarianism occasionally but not as a guiding moral principle. b. would never use utilitarianism to make a decision about what is right or wrong. c. uses utilitarianism regularly to make moral decisions. d. believes utilitarianism is a good basis for social policy. e. thinks most people
