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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. Where did the early Intuitionists believe they got their appreciation of morals, rights and wrongs or fairness?
(a) God.
(b) Nature.
(c) Their parents.
(d) The king.

2. What is the maxim of Utilitarian philosophy?
(a) Might makes right.
(b) The greatest good to the wealthiest.
(c) The greatest good to the deserving.
(d) The greatest good for the greatest number.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whom of the following was a leading 'Intuitionist'?

3. What is the greatest criticism levelled against Utilitarianism?

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

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

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