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

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

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

4. How many principles of justice does the Original Position later result in?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rawls think will have to be secured to keep the society a just one?

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

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

4. What is the Veil of Ignorance in Rawls' argument?

5. What is the implicit assumption that the Social Contract theory makes?

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