Select the correct option:

1. Pat applies utilitarian ethics to determine that an action is morally correct when it produces

a. The least good for the fewest people.

b. The least good for the most people.

c. The greatest good for the most people.

d. The greatest good for Pat.

2. Utilitarianism focuses on

a. The consequences of an action.

b. The nature of an action.

c. A set of moral values.

d. A set of religious beliefs.

3. Side payments to government officials in exchange for favorable business contracts in foreign countries are considered.

a. Unethical in the United States.

b. Illegal in the United States.

c. Both (a) and (b).

d. None of the above.

4. Mark intentionally pushes Don. Don falls to the ground and breaks his arm. Mark is liable for the injury

a. Only if Mark did not intend to break Don’s arm.

b. Only if Mark had a bad motive for pushing Don.

c. Only if Mark intended to break Don’s arm.

d. If Mark intended to push Don.

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