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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Critique of Intuitionism.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 society.
(d) Utilitarianism is never applied to the individual.

3. What branch of philosophy is this book concerned with?
(a) Metaphysics.
(b) Skeptical.
(c) Epistemology.
(d) Political.

4. How, according to Rawls, does justice help to assign rights and duties?
(a) It states who has the power and who doesn't.
(b) It ensures that there is an equal distribution of such.
(c) It enforces the law.
(d) It ensures that some people get more duties than others.

5. Who should hold the greatest advantage in Rawls’ ideal society?
(a) The poor.
(b) The rich.
(c) No one.
(d) The royals.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the first virtue of social institution, according to Rawls?

3. Who was the father of Utilitarianism?

4. What is the maxim of Utilitarian philosophy?

5. What defines a good society, according to Rawls?

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