Chapter 15: Summary Case—Star Chamber
| 1: The Pillars of ________ Strength in the Appendix describe various virtues and values that make up each individual's character. |
| Pure |
| Impressive |
| Moral |
| Obscure |
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| 2: This chapter points out that if one does not have ________ to do what is right, all other virtues become meaningless and in disarray. |
| Discernment |
| Courage |
| Intelligence |
| Capability |
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| 3: ________ is more than a virtue. It means not simply giving lip service or some sort of ceremonial response—it requires action. |
| Revenge |
| Reverence |
| Intellect |
| Compassion |
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| 4: ________ is the exchange of thoughts, messages, or information through speech, signals, writing, or behavior. |
| Communication |
| Peace |
| Fundamental faith |
| Sacrifice |
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| 5: Communications can be made verbally, that is, through words, which are the ________ of thought. |
| Assurance |
| Savoir faire |
| Tools |
| Knowledge |
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| 6: There is a tendency to make value judgments from one's own perspective and to evaluate all new knowledge according to its positive or negative impact on one's preconceived beliefs. In other words, I have made up my mind already; don't confuse me with the ________. |
| Principles |
| Facts |
| Prodigiousness |
| Punctuation |
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| 7: Marcus encouraged the brightest and best to freely share ________ practices for improving the health of the people. |
| Mediocre |
| Obtuse |
| Insignificant |
| Best |
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| 8: "________ changes the way we view people, but it also changes the way we literally see a person." —Lisa Barrett |
| Gossip |
| Impression |
| Communication |
| Life |
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| 9: "The most striking contradiction of our civilization is the fundamental reverence for truth, which we ________, and thorough-going disregard for it, which we practice." —Vilhjamur Stefansson |
| Demonstrate |
| Gain |
| Have |
| Profess |
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| 10: "The withholding of truth is sometimes a worse deception than a ________ misstatement." —Lord Napier |
| Detailed |
| Libelous |
| Direct |
| Heroic |
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| 11: "There is a/an ________ in truth which falsehood can never imitate." —Lord Napier |
| Misnomer |
| Idiom |
| Angst |
| Speculation |
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| 12: "To seek the ________, for the sake of knowing the truth, is one of the noblest objects a man can live for." —William Rolfe Inge |
| Sentimentality |
| Fearlessness |
| Moment |
| Truth |
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| 13: When one has boxed him- or herself into a corner, along with his managers and other coworkers, it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy of sacrificing the character, reputation, and career of another in order to _________. |
| Attempt to save one's credibility |
| Preserve one's own character |
| Prevent truth from surfacing |
| All of the above |
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| 14: The conversation between Marcus and Dr. Machiavelli appeared to be ________. |
| Strained |
| Nonexistent |
| Friendly |
| Jovial and of good humor |
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| 15: Antonio's question about Marcus's opinion of Dr. Machiavelli the day prior to the start of the survey, and his refusal to tell Marcus on Day 4 why he, Antonio, asked that question, helps to define Antonio's ________ in this instance. |
| Character |
| Trustworthiness |
| Fear of Dr. Machiavelli |
| Honorable friendliness |
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| 16: The Magistrate, having listened to the testimony presented, reprimanded the leadership of the Council for ________. |
| Ferreting out the truth |
| Thoroughly investigating the issues of this hearing |
| Failing to ferret out the truth |
| Its total unmitigated honesty in this hearing |
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| 17: "The English Court 'Star Chamber' of the 1600s" is a ________ term intended to cast doubt on the Court's proceedings. |
| Laudatory |
| Pejorative |
| Powerful and distasteful |
| All of the above |
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| 18: The views of ________, the key witness to the events that occurred during the review conducted by the Athens Health Center, were never solicited. |
| Damon Antonio |
| Ophelia Cicero |
| Dr. Machiavelli |
| Dr. Caesar |
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| 19: Dr. Caesar, upon receiving an e-mail from Marcus, responded to him the same morning he received the e-mail, asking for Marcus’s phone number so he could speak directly to him. The conversation with Dr. Caesar demonstrated an honorable man with integrity and ________ character. |
| Moral |
| Questionable |
| Immoral |
| Specious |
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| 20: Dr. Caesar stated during his conversation with Marcus, "I teach ethics, and I find [the Health Review Council's] behavior totally ________." |
| Unethical |
| Honest |
| Ethical |
| Compassionate |
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