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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. What does Rawls admit might happen within his just society?
(a) Civil war.
(b) Political upheaval.
(c) Social and Economic inequality.
(d) Persecution.

2. In what era was the theory of the Social Contract in favor?
(a) The Dark Ages.
(b) The Modern Era.
(c) The Renaissance.
(d) The Enlightenment.

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

4. What is the second principle derived from the Original Position
(a) That the environment is protected.
(b) That the Rich are allowed certain tax breaks.
(c) The education is respected.
(d) That disadvantaged people are provided for.

5. Where did the early Intuitionists believe they got their appreciation of morals, rights and wrongs or fairness?
(a) Nature.
(b) Their parents.
(c) God.
(d) The king.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another name for the Original Position?

2. What is the greatest criticism levelled against Utilitarianism?

3. In the chapter “The Original Position,” what does Rawls say must be assumed about the person?

4. Why does Utilitarian thinking not really understand the difference between persons?

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

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