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

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

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

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

5. What defines a good society, according to Rawls?
(a) A just society.
(b) A society that owns the most land.
(c) A wealthy society.
(d) A strong society.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the essential problem of Intuitionism?

2. What does Rawls want his theory of justice to be?

3. What is the maxim of Utilitarian philosophy?

4. Who should hold the greatest advantage in Rawls’ ideal society?

5. What is John Stuart Mill's Theory of Higher Pleasures?

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