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

2. What is the greatest criticism levelled against Utilitarianism?
(a) That majority views are ignored.
(b) It is not strong enough.
(c) It's not realistic.
(d) That minority views are ignored.

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

4. What does Rawls think a person would decide about their society if they had any choice?
(a) That it be at least a beautiful land.
(b) That it would be at least fair.
(c) That it be at least a wealthy society.
(d) That it would be at least a strong society.

5. What is another name for the Original Position?
(a) The Waiting Room Argument.
(b) The Brain in the Vat Argument.
(c) The First Argument.
(d) The Man in the Barrel Argument.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Hobbes see the necessity of the Social Contract?

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

3. What is the essential problem of Intuitionism?

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

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

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