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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. Why is the argument called the Original Position?
(a) Because it was the first argument Rawls thought of.
(b) Because it is about the first thing that a person sees when they wake up.
(c) Because it comes before everything else.
(d) Because it was a very early argument that Rawls revived.

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

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

4. Which century was Intuitionism first developed?
(a) Eighteenth.
(b) Seventeenth.
(c) Fifteenth.
(d) Sixteenth.

5. 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 of an innate knowledge of fairness.
(d) Because they are taught what to believe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another name for the Original Position?

2. What do Intuitionist' believe in?

3. What year was Adam Smith born?

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

5. What does Rawls accept about his own theory?

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