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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Social Contract.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the Individual lose from the Social Contract?
(a) Complete freedom.
(b) The right to defend themselves.
(c) The right to own property.
(d) All their freedoms.

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

5. Why does Utilitarian thinking not really understand the difference between persons?
(a) Utilitarianism is never applied to the society.
(b) Utilitarianism is never applied to the individual.
(c) It perceives persons only as voters.
(d) That different people’s situations mean different levels of happiness, contentment or suffering.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Hobbes see the necessity of the Social Contract?

2. What does the Individual gain out of the Social Contract?

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

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

5. In what era was the theory of the Social Contract in favor?

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