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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. Which century was Intuitionism first developed?
(a) Fifteenth.
(b) Eighteenth.
(c) Seventeenth.
(d) Sixteenth.

2. What branch of philosophy is this book concerned with?
(a) Skeptical.
(b) Metaphysics.
(c) Political.
(d) Epistemology.

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

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

5. What is the essential problem of Intuitionism?
(a) Some people do not seem to act with a natural morality.
(b) It makes defending one’s country more difficult.
(c) Many philosophers don't agree with it.
(d) It doesn't support a healthy economy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Rawls accept about his own theory?

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

4. How, according to Rawls, does justice help to assign rights and duties?

5. What is John Stuart Mill's Theory of Higher Pleasures?

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