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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Individual Versus Society.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the ignorant chooser know what is fair and what is not, according to Rawls?
(a) Because God told them so.
(b) Because the monarch told them so.
(c) Because they are taught what to believe.
(d) Because of an innate knowledge of fairness.

2. In the chapter “The Original Position,” what does Rawls say must be assumed about the person?
(a) That they are a rational person.
(b) That they are wealthy.
(c) That they are tall.
(d) That they know the principles of philosophy.

3. What year was Adam Smith born?
(a) 1923.
(b) 1823.
(c) 1723.
(d) 1623.

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

5. What is another name for the Original Position?
(a) The Man in the Barrel Argument.
(b) The Waiting Room Argument.
(c) The First Argument.
(d) The Brain in the Vat Argument.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the essential problem of Intuitionism?

2. Which century was Intuitionism first developed?

3. What does Rawls think a person would decide about their society if they had any choice?

4. What do Intuitionist' believe in?

5. Whom of the following was a leading 'Intuitionist'?

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