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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 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 going to church is the highest form of pleasure.
(c) The belief that feelings are better pleasures than stability, wealth or objects.
(d) The belief that intellectualism, refinement and poetry are better pleasures that dancing, lust or wealth.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the greatest criticism levelled against Utilitarianism?

3. Who was the father of Utilitarianism?

4. What does Rawls want his theory of justice to be?

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

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