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

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

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

4. What is assumed about the liberty of the Individual, according to “The Two Principles of Justice”?
(a) That it may be minimized.
(b) That it may be maximized.
(c) That it may be ignored.
(d) That it is the only important virtue.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only caveat to a maximum liberty of the individual?

2. What does the Individual lose from the Social Contract?

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

4. What is the essential problem of Intuitionism?

5. What is another name for the Original Position?

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