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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. Whom of the following was a leading 'Intuitionist'?
(a) John Hurt.
(b) Socrates.
(c) J.S. Mill.
(d) John Locke.

2. What do Intuitionist' believe in?
(a) That good and wrong are revealed by God to the select few.
(b) That good and wrong are illusions told by the rich.
(c) That good and wrong are taught.
(d) That good and wrong are innately known.

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

4. In what era was the theory of the Social Contract in favor?
(a) The Enlightenment.
(b) The Renaissance.
(c) The Dark Ages.
(d) The Modern Era.

5. What does the Individual gain out of the Social Contract?
(a) Power and glory.
(b) Protection and security.
(c) Military might.
(d) Money and wealth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did the early Intuitionists believe they got their appreciation of morals, rights and wrongs or fairness?

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

4. In the chapter “The Original Position,” what does Rawls say must be assumed about the person?

5. What is assumed about the liberty of the Individual, according to “The Two Principles of Justice”?

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