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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Critique of Utilitarianism.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is John Stuart Mill's Theory of Higher Pleasures?
(a) The belief that one should spend the most money on the finest things in life.
(b) The belief that intellectualism, refinement and poetry are better pleasures that dancing, lust or wealth.
(c) The belief that feelings are better pleasures than stability, wealth or objects.
(d) The belief that going to church is the highest form of pleasure.

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

4. Who should hold the greatest advantage in Rawls’ ideal society?
(a) The poor.
(b) The royals.
(c) The rich.
(d) No one.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the greatest criticism levelled against Utilitarianism?

4. What is the maxim of Utilitarian philosophy?

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

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