COURSE CODE: PROCESS

100 Q&A

1. The word "ethics" comes from the Greek word "ethos" which means:

A. Customary

B. Characteristic way of acting

C. Moral conduct

D. Right and wrong

2. Ethics is a philosophical science that deals with:

A. The nature of reality

B. The morality of human conduct

C. The origin of the universe

D. Correct reasoning

3. Philosophy comes from the Greek word "Philosophia" which means:

A. Love of wisdom

B. Study of knowledge

C. Search for truth

D. Theory of life

4. Who coined the term "Philosophia"?

A. Aristotle

B. Socrates

C. Pythagoras

D. Plato

5. Which branch of philosophy deals with the morality of human acts?

B. Ethics

C. Logic

D. Epistemology

6. The study of the basic causes and nature of reality and being:

A. Cosmology

B. Theodicy

C. Metaphysics

D. Psychology

7. The study of why a good God permits the manifestation of evil:

A. Theodicy

B. Cosmology

C. Epistemology

D. Logic

8. The theory of knowledge, its methods, validity, and scope:

A. Epistemology

B. Psychology

C. Cosmology

D. Metaphysics

9. The study of correct reasoning:

A. Logic

B. Ethics

C. Psychology
D. Theodicy

10. What shows what you are outside or what you are to the world?

A. Character

B. Personality

C. Morality

D. Ethics

11. What reveals what you are inside — how you think about right and
wrong?

A. Character

B. Personality

C. Temperament

D. Attitude

12. Ethics and aesthetics together comprise the branch of philosophy called:

A. Axiology

B. Metaphysics

C. Epistemology

D. Logic

13. The study of the general principles of morality:

A. General Ethics

B. Special Ethics

C. Professional Ethics

D. Police Ethics
14. The application of general principles of morality to specific professions:

A. Special Ethics

B. General Ethics

C. Meta-ethics

D. Normative Ethics

15. A set of moral codes to which every profession must subscribe:

A. Professional Ethics

B. General Ethics

C. Meta-ethics

D. Applied Ethics

16. A practical science that treats principles of human morality and duty as
applied to law enforcement:

A. Police Ethics

B. Legal Ethics

C. Medical Ethics

D. Business Ethics

17. Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 P's of Ethical Power?

A. Purpose

B. Pride

C. Power

D. Patience

18. "I let my conscience be my guide" reflects which P of Ethical Power?

A. Purpose
B. Perspective

C. Persistence

D. Pride

19. "I feel good about myself without needing others' acceptance" reflects:

A. Pride

B. Patience

C. Perspective

D. Purpose

20. "I believe the good will eventually prevail" reflects:

A. Patience

B. Persistence

C. Perspective

D. Pride

21. "I stick to my purpose and never give up" reflects:

A. Persistence

B. Patience

C. Pride

D. Perspective

22. "I take time to reflect and listen to my inner self" reflects:

A. Perspective

B. Persistence

C. Purpose

D. Patience
23. Which ethical check asks: "Does it comply with laws and regulations?"

A. Is it legal?

B. Is it fair?

C. How will it make me feel?

D. Is it profitable?

24. Which ethical check asks: "Would the decision be seen as honest and
honorable?"

A. Is it fair?

B. Is it legal?

C. How will it make me feel?

D. Is it wise?

25. Which ethical check considers how you would feel if your action appeared
on the news?

A. How will it make me feel about myself?

B. Is it legal?

C. Is it fair?

D. Is it profitable?

26. Which ethical theory concerns determining a moral course of action —

A. Normative Theory

B. Meta-ethics Theory

C. Applied Ethics Theory

D. General Ethics
27. Which ethical theory studies the meaning of moral propositions and
evaluates ethical systems?

A. Meta-ethics Theory

B. Normative Theory

C. Applied Ethics Theory

D. Professional Ethics

28. Which ethical theory applies normative theories to specific situations and
domains?

A. Applied Ethics Theory

B. Meta-ethics Theory

C. Normative Theory

D. General Ethics

29. The goodness or badness, rightness or wrongness of human acts is

A. Morality

B. Ethics

C. Values

D. Virtue

30. Morality comes from the Latin word "mos/moris" which means:

A. Custom or traditional line of conduct

B. Character

C. Wisdom

D. Reason

31. Actions that are good, right, and in line with societal norms:
A. Moral

B. Immoral

C. Amoral

D. Apathetic

32. Actions that are bad, wrong, and against societal norms:

A. Immoral

B. Moral

C. Amoral

D. Rational

33. Actions that stand neutral — neither good nor bad:

A. Amoral

B. Moral

C. Immoral

D. Rational

34. Ethics is _______ while Morality is _______.

A. External / Internal

B. Internal / External

C. Fixed / Variable

D. Individual / Social

35. The purpose of law is to create _______, while ethics aims to create
_______.

A. Orderly society / morally right people

B. Morality / legality
C. Peace / power

D. Punishment / reward

36. Acts done knowingly, deliberately, and freely:

A. Human Acts

B. Acts of Man

C. Instinctive Acts

D. Involuntary Acts

37. Which is NOT an element of human acts?

A. Knowingly

B. Deliberately

C. Freely

D. Instinctively

38. Acts that come directly from the will and happen inside the mind:

A. Elicited Acts

B. Commanded Acts

C. External Acts

D. Mixed Acts

39. The first desire of the will for something, whether possible or impossible:

A. Wish

B. Intention

C. Consent

D. Election
40. The decision or goal to achieve something possible:

A. Intention

B. Wish

C. Consent

D. Use

41. The will accepts the means needed to achieve the goal:

A. Consent

B. Intention

C. Election

D. Fruition

42. Choosing the best way to achieve the goal:

A. Election

B. Consent

C. Use

D. Intention

43. Using the mind and body to carry out the chosen plan:

A. Use

B. Election

C. Consent

D. Fruition

44. The feeling of happiness or satisfaction after achieving the goal:

A. Fruition

B. Use
C. Election

D. Wish

45. Acts performed by the mind or body because the will tells them to act:

A. Commanded Acts

B. Elicited Acts

C. Internal Acts

D. Mixed Acts

46. Actions done by the mind under the command of the will:

A. Internal Acts

B. External Acts

C. Mixed Acts

D. Elicited Acts

47. Actions done by the body under the command of the will:

A. External Acts

B. Internal Acts

C. Mixed Acts

D. Elicited Acts

48. Actions that involve both the mind and the body:

A. Mixed Acts

B. Internal Acts

C. External Acts

D. Elicited Acts
49. Absence of knowledge one ought to possess:

A. Ignorance

B. Passion

C. Fear

D. Habit

50. Ignorance that cannot be overcome by ordinary diligence:

A. Invincible Ignorance

B. Vincible Ignorance

C. Affected Ignorance

D. Studied Ignorance

51. Ignorance that can be overcome with due diligence:

A. Vincible Ignorance

B. Invincible Ignorance

C. Affected Ignorance

D. Natural Ignorance

52. Ignorance where a person fully knows but deliberately avoids learning
the truth:

A. Affected Ignorance

B. Invincible Ignorance

C. Vincible Ignorance

D. Natural Ignorance

53. "Ignorance of the law excuses no one" means:

A. No one may claim ignorance as a defense

C. Laws are always published

D. Ignorance is never a problem

54. Disturbance of the mind confronted by danger or harm:

A. Fear

B. Passion

C. Violence

D. Habit

55. Physical force exerted to compel a person to act against his will:

A. Violence

B. Fear

C. Passion

D. Ignorance

56. Lasting readiness, born of frequently repeated acts:

A. Habit

B. Passion

C. Fear

D. Violence

57. Voluntariness that is primarily intended by the doer:

A. Direct

B. Indirect

C. Perfect

D. Conditional
58. Voluntariness that accompanies an act as a mere result of a directly
willed act:

A. Indirect

B. Direct

C. Simple

D. Imperfect

59. A person fully knows and fully intends an act:

A. Perfect

B. Imperfect

C. Conditional

D. Simple

60. A person acts without fully realizing what he means to do:

A. Imperfect

B. Perfect

C. Conditional

D. Simple

61. A person is forced by circumstances beyond his control:

A. Conditional

B. Simple

C. Perfect

D. Imperfect

62. A person does an act willfully, regardless of whether he likes it or not:

B. Conditional

C. Perfect

D. Imperfect

63. Instinctive, physiological actions done without knowledge or freedom:

A. Acts of Man

B. Human Acts

C. Elicited Acts

D. Commanded Acts

64. Values necessary for survival — food, shelter, clothing:

A. Biological Values

B. Psychological Values

C. Intellectual Values

D. Moral Values

65. Values necessary for emotional fulfillment — family, friendship, love:

A. Psychological Values

B. Biological Values

C. Intellectual Values

D. Moral Values

66. Values necessary for intellectual fulfillment — achievement, career,

A. Intellectual Values

B. Biological Values
C. Psychological Values

D. Moral Values

67. Values necessary for spiritual fulfillment:

A. Moral Values

B. Biological Values

C. Psychological Values

D. Intellectual Values

68. Values always exist with their counter-values — either positive or

A. Bipolar

B. Subjective

C. Objective

D. Hierarchical

69. Ranking values according to order of importance:

A. Hierarchical

B. Bipolar

C. Relative

D. Subjective

70. The habit of doing good:

A. Virtue

B. Vice

C. Habit

D. Passion
71. The habit of doing bad:

A. Vice

B. Virtue

C. Habit

D. Passion

72. The ability to govern oneself by reason and sound judgment:

A. Prudence

B. Temperance

C. Fortitude

D. Justice

73. The ability to moderate or avoid sensual pleasures:

A. Temperance

B. Prudence

C. Fortitude

D. Justice

74. Firmness of mind and courage to endure without yielding:

A. Fortitude

B. Prudence

C. Temperance

D. Justice

75. Calmness and composure in enduring situations:

A. Patience
B. Perseverance

C. Endurance

D. Prudence

76. The ability to go on despite obstacles:

A. Perseverance

B. Patience

C. Endurance

D. Fortitude

77. The virtue that inclines the will to give each one his due:

A. Justice

B. Prudence

C. Temperance

D. Fortitude

78. Justice that regulates actions between one individual and another:

A. Commutative

B. Distributive

C. Legal

D. Social

79. Justice that regulates what an individual may claim from society:

A. Distributive

B. Commutative

C. Legal

D. Personal
80. Justice that regulates what society may require of the individual for the
common good:

A. Legal

B. Commutative

C. Distributive

D. Individual

81. Rights inherent to man by virtue of being human:

A. Human Rights

B. Civil Rights

C. Political Rights

D. Statutory Rights

82. Rights that cannot be transferred, borrowed, or taken away:

A. Inalienable

B. Inherent

C. Supreme

D. Acquired

83. Anything we are obliged to do or to omit:

A. Duty

B. Right

C. Privilege

D. Virtue

84. Duties that come from natural law or basic moral responsibility:
A. Natural Duties

B. Positive Duties

C. Affirmative Duties

D. Negative Duties

85. Duties required by laws made by the government:

A. Positive Duties

B. Natural Duties

C. Affirmative Duties

D. Negative Duties

86. Duties that require a person to perform an action:

A. Affirmative Duties

B. Negative Duties

C. Natural Duties

D. Positive Duties

87. Duties that require a person to avoid or not do certain actions:

A. Negative Duties

B. Affirmative Duties

C. Natural Duties

D. Positive Duties

88. Established usage or social practices carried on by tradition that have the
force of law:

A. Customs

B. Traditions
C. Courtesy

D. Social Decorum

89. Body of beliefs, stories, and customs having the effect of unwritten law:

A. Traditions

B. Customs

C. Courtesy

D. Social Decorum

90. The highest form of courtesy rendered by uniformed members:

A. Salute

B. Address "Sir/Ma'am"

C. Courtesy Call

D. Exit Call

91. A newly assigned PNP member calling on the chief of the unit:

A. Courtesy Call

B. Christmas Call

C. New Year's Call

D. Exit Call

92. The flag is raised at half-mast in deference to:

A. Deceased uniformed members

B. National holidays

C. Visiting dignitaries

D. Major victories
93. The tradition where PNP members stand by their word and commitment:

A. Word of Honor

B. Valor

C. Discipline

D. Loyalty

94. The binding spirit that enhances teamwork and cooperation in the police
organization:

A. Camaraderie

B. Loyalty

C. Discipline

D. Patriotism

95. The reciprocal attitudes and dealings between police and the people they
serve:

A. Police Community Relations

B. Public Relations

C. Human Relations

D. Civic Action

96. The doctrine stating that both police and the public share responsibility
for peace and order:

A. Reciprocal Responsibility

B. Command Responsibility

C. Civilian Supremacy

D. Public Trust
97. The primary responsibility of the police according to the Canons of Police
Ethics:

A. Crime Prevention

B. Law Enforcement

C. Order Maintenance

D. Community Relations

98. The Code of Professional Conduct and Ethical Standards of the PNP was
approved by:

A. NAPOLCOM Resolution No. 92-4

B. RA 6975

C. RA 8551

D. RA 6713

99. The type of corruption where police wait for opportunities to present
themselves:

A. Grass Eaters

B. Meat Eaters

C. White Knights

D. Rogues

100. The type of corruption where police actively seek out opportunities for
gain:

A. Meat Eaters

B. Grass Eaters

C. Straight Shooters

D. White Knights
ANSWER KEY

1 B 26 A 51 B 76 A

2 B 27 A 52 A 77 A

3 A 28 A 53 A 78 D

4 D 29 A 54 D 79 A

5 B 30 D 55 A 80 A

6 C 31 A 56 A 81 A

7 A 32 A 57 A 82 D

8 D 33 C 58 D 83 A

9 A 34 D 59 A 84 A

10 B 35 A 60 A 85 A

11 A 36 A 61 A 86 D

12 D 37 D 62 D 87 A

13 A 38 A 63 A 88 A

14 A 39 A 64 A 89 A

15 A 40 D 65 A 90 D

16 A 41 A 66 D 91 A

17 D 42 A 67 A 92 A

18 A 43 D 68 A 93 A

19 A 44 A 69 A 94 A

20 A 45 A 70 D 95 A

21 A 46 A 71 A 96 A

22 D 47 D 72 A 97 A

23 A 48 A 73 A 98 A
24 A 49 A 74 D 99 A

25 D 50 D 75 A 100 A