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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. Whom of the following was a leading 'Intuitionist'?
(a) J.S. Mill.
(b) John Locke.
(c) Socrates.
(d) John Hurt.

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 are tall.
(c) That they are a rational person.
(d) That they know the principles of philosophy.

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

4. What do Intuitionist' believe in?
(a) That good and wrong are innately known.
(b) That good and wrong are illusions told by the rich.
(c) That good and wrong are revealed by God to the select few.
(d) That good and wrong are taught.

5. What is the essential problem of Intuitionism?
(a) Some people do not seem to act with a natural morality.
(b) It makes defending one’s country more difficult.
(c) It doesn't support a healthy economy.
(d) Many philosophers don't agree with it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year was Adam Smith born?

2. What is the Veil of Ignorance in Rawls' argument?

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

4. Where did the early Intuitionists believe they got their appreciation of morals, rights and wrongs or fairness?

5. What is another name for the Original Position?

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