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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Original Position.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What defines a good society, according to Rawls?
(a) A just society.
(b) A society that owns the most land.
(c) A strong society.
(d) A wealthy society.

3. What is the Veil of Ignorance in Rawls' argument?
(a) A metaphor for not being able to tell what kind of society one will later be in.
(b) A garment worn by politicians.
(c) A metaphor for a different type of belief.
(d) A metaphor to describe different types of citizens.

4. Whom of the following was a leading 'Intuitionist'?
(a) Socrates.
(b) John Locke.
(c) J.S. Mill.
(d) John Hurt.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Rawls think a person would decide about their society if they had any choice?

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

4. What does Rawls accept about his own theory?

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

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