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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 is the first virtue of social institution, according to Rawls?
(a) Militarism.
(b) Justice.
(c) Strength.
(d) Wealth.

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

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

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

5. What is John Stuart Mill's Theory of Higher Pleasures?
(a) The belief that going to church is the highest form of pleasure.
(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 one should spend the most money on the finest things in life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the father of Utilitarianism?

2. What is the essential problem of Intuitionism?

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

4. Which century was Intuitionism first developed?

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

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