Consequentialism Scale Test - the question form

1. Some rules should never be broken.

2. Causing harm to someone is never morally justified.

3. If an action violates society’s most basic rules, it should not be done, even if it would produce a great deal of benefit.

4. Some aspects of humanity are sacred and should never be violated, regardless of any potential benefit.

5. Some rules and laws are universal and must be followed regardless of the circumstances you are in.

6. Rules and laws do not matter; whether an action brings happiness is all that matters when deciding how to act.

7. Rules and laws should be followed only when they maximize happiness.

8. If rules and laws do not help increase people’s happiness, they should be ignored.

9. The only moral principle one should follow is that a person ought to maximize happiness.

10. People who fail to achieve the greatest happiness are doing something morally wrong.