Question

Question 1 (1 point)

Passions which can have an intense impact on us for a short time include:

Question 1 options:

	Greed and love of fame
	Fear and anger
	Fear and greed
	Anger and love of fame

Question 2 (1 point)

The greater the pressure we feel in a situation

Question 2 options:

	The harder it is to justify unethical decisions
	The easier it is to act in accordance with virtue
	The harder it is to act in accordance with virtue
	The easier it is to recognize ethical issues

Question 3 (1 point)

Passions which bring pressure on us gradually over time include:

Question 3 options:

	Love of pleasure, greed and fear
	Greed, love of pleasure, anger
	Love of pleasure, love of fame, anger
	Greed, love of pleasure, love of fame

Question 4 (1 point)

According to Smith, if we control our anger due to fear

Question 4 options:

	We are acting in accordance with justice
	We are acting in a noble manner
	We are being prudent
	It takes away all of the nobleness of the restraint

Question 5 (1 point)

Cynthia Cooper of WorldCom needed self-command in order to:

Question 5 options:

	Understand her company’s journal entries
	Supervise her internal audit staff
	Write a book about her experiences
	Face up to her management

Question 6 (1 point)

We need the virtue of self-command in order to _____ in accordance with virtue

Question 6 options:

	Sympathize
	Act
	Think
	Feel

Question 7 (1 point)

Auditors are often under pressure to keep their audit work within budget. This creates a *temptation to:

Question 7 options:

	Fail to follow up on suspicious transactions
	Cut corners by reducing audit work
	Under-report hours worked
	All of the above

Question 8 (1 point)

The relationship between self-command and the other virtues is best described as follows:

Question 8 options:

	Self-command has little to do with the other virtues
	Self-command is less important than the other virtues
	Self-command adds luster to the other virtues
	Self-command is an optional virtue, the others are mandator

Question 9 (1 point)

Self-command helps us to restrain our:

Question 9 options:

	Emotions, conscience and reactions
	Emotions, reactions and sympathy
	Feelings, thoughts and ideas
	Feelings, emotions and reactions

Question 10 (1 point)

Accountants face pressures and temptations, such as

Question 10 options:

	Temptations to maximize their personal compensation
	Pressures from superiors in their organizations
	Pressures from clients
	All of the above

Answer 1

Question 1 Fear and anger​

Question 2  The harder it is to justify unethical decisions​

Question 3  Greed, love of pleasure, love of fame​

Question 4  We are being prudent​

Question 5  Supervise her internal audit staff​

Question 6  Act​

Question 7 All of the above​

Question 8  Self-command adds luster to the other virtues​

Question 9  Feelings, emotions and reactions​

Question 10  All of the above​