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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 is the only caveat to a maximum liberty of the individual?
(a) That the individual does not impede anyone else's liberty.
(b) That the individual is god-fearing.
(c) That the individual does not make too much money.
(d) That the individual does not challenge the powers that be.

2. Why is the argument called the Original Position?
(a) Because it was the first argument Rawls thought of.
(b) Because it was a very early argument that Rawls revived.
(c) Because it is about the first thing that a person sees when they wake up.
(d) Because it comes before everything else.

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

4. What is the implicit assumption that the Social Contract theory makes?
(a) That there is a God.
(b) That there is some form of agreement between Individual and government.
(c) That everyone intrinsically knows right from wrong.
(d) That there is a scientific truth.

5. What is the essential problem of Intuitionism?
(a) It makes defending one’s country more difficult.
(b) It doesn't support a healthy economy.
(c) Many philosophers don't agree with it.
(d) Some people do not seem to act with a natural morality.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Intuitionist' believe in?

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

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

5. What is the Veil of Ignorance in Rawls' argument?

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