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

2. 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 enforces the law.
(c) It ensures that there is an equal distribution of such.
(d) It ensures that some people get more duties than others.

3. What does Rawls want his theory of justice to be?
(a) Something to remember.
(b) A viable alternative to other theories.
(c) Something to destroy the theories of Utilitarianism.
(d) The dominant political view.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the maxim of Utilitarian philosophy?

2. What is the greatest criticism levelled against Utilitarianism?

3. Why does Utilitarian thinking not really understand the difference between persons?

4. What branch of philosophy is this book concerned with?

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

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