Ethics and Integrity in Public Service Quiz

Question 1

Which philosopher is known for the 'Categorical Imperative,' a cornerstone of duty-based ethics often cited in civil service codes?

A Aristotle

B Immanuel Kant

C Thomas Hobbes

D John Stuart Mill

Question 2

Which actor played a whistleblowing government employee in the film 'The Insider' highlighting ethical conflicts?

A Russell Crowe

B Denzel Washington

C Al Pacino

D Tom Hanks

Question 3

Which historical figure, as a government leader, is famous for the 'spoils system' which later led to civil service reform?

A George Washington

B Abraham Lincoln

C Theodore Roosevelt

D Andrew Jackson

Question 4

This famous fictional character, created by Charles Dickens, represents the bureaucratic nightmare of the 'Circumlocution Office'.

A Ebenezer Scrooge

B Pip

C Arthur Clennam

D Uriah Heep

Question 5

Which social reformer is credited with ending the patronage system in the U.S. through the Pendleton Act?

A Susan B. Anthony

B Jane Addams

C Frederick Douglass

D George H. Pendleton

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