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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. In the chapter “The Original Position,” what does Rawls say must be assumed about the person?
(a) That they are tall.
(b) That they are wealthy.
(c) That they are a rational person.
(d) That they know the principles of philosophy.

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

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

4. How does the ignorant chooser know what is fair and what is not, according to Rawls?
(a) Because of an innate knowledge of fairness.
(b) Because God told them so.
(c) Because the monarch told them so.
(d) Because they are taught what to believe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which century was Intuitionism first developed?

2. What is the implicit assumption that the Social Contract theory makes?

3. What does Rawls admit might happen within his just society?

4. Who was the father of Utilitarianism?

5. What is the second principle derived from the Original Position

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