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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Democracy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is assumed about the liberty of the Individual, according to “The Two Principles of Justice”?
(a) That it may be maximized.
(b) That it may be ignored.
(c) That it may be minimized.
(d) That it is the only important virtue.

2. What does the Individual lose from the Social Contract?
(a) The right to defend themselves.
(b) The right to own property.
(c) All their freedoms.
(d) Complete freedom.

3. What is the Veil of Ignorance in Rawls' argument?
(a) A garment worn by politicians.
(b) A metaphor for a different type of belief.
(c) A metaphor for not being able to tell what kind of society one will later be in.
(d) A metaphor to describe different types of citizens.

4. What does Rawls think will have to be secured to keep the society a just one?
(a) One world government.
(b) Military power.
(c) Good trade agreements.
(d) Rights.

5. Who should hold the greatest advantage in Rawls’ ideal society?
(a) The rich.
(b) No one.
(c) The poor.
(d) The royals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What branch of philosophy is this book concerned with?

2. What does Rawls accept about his own theory?

3. What does Rawls want his theory of justice to be?

4. What does Rawls believe is the dominant theory of political philosophy throughout the 20th Century?

5. What does Rawls claim about the freedom of assembly?

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