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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) John Locke.
(b) J.S. Mill.
(c) John Hurt.
(d) Socrates.

2. 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 taught.
(d) That good and wrong are revealed by God to the select few.

3. What does Rawls accept about his own theory?
(a) That there is a certain amount of Intuitionism present in 'fairness'.
(b) That it might be hard to apply to the real world.
(c) That there is a degree of Marxism within it.
(d) That it is quite socialist.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another name for the Original Position?

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

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

4. Which century was Intuitionism first developed?

5. What is the essential problem of Intuitionism?

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