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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Social Equality and Inequality.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rawls accept about his own theory?
(a) That there is a degree of Marxism within it.
(b) That it is quite socialist.
(c) That it might be hard to apply to the real world.
(d) That there is a certain amount of Intuitionism present in 'fairness'.

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

3. What does Rawls admit might happen within his just society?
(a) Persecution.
(b) Civil war.
(c) Political upheaval.
(d) Social and Economic inequality.

4. What is assumed about the liberty of the Individual, according to “The Two Principles of Justice”?
(a) That it is the only important virtue.
(b) That it may be maximized.
(c) That it may be minimized.
(d) That it may be ignored.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rawls claim about the Social Contract theory?

2. Which century was Intuitionism first developed?

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

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

5. Who was the father of Utilitarianism?

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