Today is the second of our in-class examinations. It is worth 200 points as the following outline indicates. I will provide any paper you need. You are allowed to bring one hand-written two-sided 4-inch by 6-inch note-card.
Examination II Outline
A. Truth Conditions
5 T/F Questions (1pt ea.)
1 Short Essay (15pts)
B. Divine Command Theory
5 MC Questions (2pts ea.)
1 1.5-Page Essay Question (30pts) about the Problem of Evil
5 T/F Questions (2pts ea.)
C. Natural Law Theory
10 T/F Questions (2pts ea.)
1 1.5-Page Essay Question (30pts) about Reflective Equilibrium arguments against Natural Law Theory
D. Utilitarianism
15 T/F Questions (2pts ea.)
5 MC Questions (4pts ea.)
E. Utilitarian Case Analysis
1 1.5-Page Essay Question about the case, Glad-Handing Below the Belt (30pts)
You will note that this examination is worth 200 points (20% of the course total or twice as much as our first exam). Note that there is also an extra credit essay question worth 20 points. Including ample writing space for the four essay questions and two full pages for the extra credit question, the exam is 12 pages long. Please plan to arrive on time. Also note that I favor gradually replacing objective (e.g., MC or T/F) questions with essay questions as we progress. This, our second exam, represents our first significant step in that direction. Despite the fact that students tend to dread essay questions much more than objective questions, data shows that they also tend to do better on essay questions than on objective questions. However, you must absolutely never leave an essay blank!