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

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

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

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

5. What does Rawls believe is the dominant theory of political philosophy throughout the 20th Century?
(a) Utilitarianism.
(b) Republicanism.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Ontology.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom of the following was a leading 'Intuitionist'?

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

3. What does the Individual gain out of the Social Contract?

4. What is the essential problem of Intuitionism?

5. What is another name for the Original Position?

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