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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Individual Liberties.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. How does the ignorant chooser know what is fair and what is not, according to Rawls?
(a) Because God told them so.
(b) Because of an innate knowledge of fairness.
(c) Because they are taught what to believe.
(d) Because the monarch told them so.

4. What does Rawls claim about the Social Contract theory?
(a) It is better than Utilitarian theory.
(b) It is the only philosophy that makes sense.
(c) It is ridiculous.
(d) It is better than Marxism.

5. What is assumed about the liberty of the Individual, according to “The Two Principles of Justice”?
(a) That it may be minimized.
(b) That it may be ignored.
(c) That it may be maximized.
(d) That it is the only important virtue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only caveat to a maximum liberty of the individual?

2. What is the greatest criticism levelled against Utilitarianism?

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

4. What is the maxim of Utilitarian philosophy?

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

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