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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what era was the theory of the Social Contract in favor?
(a) The Dark Ages.
(b) The Modern Era.
(c) The Enlightenment.
(d) The Renaissance.

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

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

4. 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 some people get more duties than others.
(c) It ensures that there is an equal distribution of such.
(d) It enforces the law.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the maxim of Utilitarian philosophy?

3. What is the first virtue of social institution, according to Rawls?

4. What do Intuitionist' believe in?

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

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