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

2. Where did the early Intuitionists believe they got their appreciation of morals, rights and wrongs or fairness?
(a) Nature.
(b) God.
(c) Their parents.
(d) The king.

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

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

5. 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 tall.
(c) That they are wealthy.
(d) That they know the principles of philosophy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year was Adam Smith born?

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

3. How does the ignorant chooser know what is fair and what is not, according to Rawls?

4. What is the essential problem of Intuitionism?

5. What do Intuitionist' believe in?

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