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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Two Principles of Justice.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Utilitarian thinking not really understand the difference between persons?
(a) Utilitarianism is never applied to the individual.
(b) Utilitarianism is never applied to the society.
(c) It perceives persons only as voters.
(d) That different people’s situations mean different levels of happiness, contentment or suffering.

2. Who was the father of Utilitarianism?
(a) Karl Marx.
(b) Jesus Christ.
(c) David Hume.
(d) Spinoza.

3. Why did Hobbes see the necessity of the Social Contract?
(a) Because he thought people were naturally brutish.
(b) Because he thought it would help the British Empire.
(c) Because he thought people were stupid.
(d) Because he thought that was the law of nature.

4. How many principles of justice does the Original Position later result in?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

5. What does the Individual gain out of the Social Contract?
(a) Money and wealth.
(b) Power and glory.
(c) Military might.
(d) Protection and security.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another name for the Original Position?

2. What does Rawls believe is the dominant theory of political philosophy throughout the 20th Century?

3. What does Rawls claim about the Social Contract theory?

4. What is assumed about the liberty of the Individual, according to “The Two Principles of Justice”?

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

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