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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Individual Versus Society.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is John Stuart Mill's Theory of Higher Pleasures?
(a) The belief that one should spend the most money on the finest things in life.
(b) The belief that going to church is the highest form of pleasure.
(c) The belief that feelings are better pleasures than stability, wealth or objects.
(d) The belief that intellectualism, refinement and poetry are better pleasures that dancing, lust or wealth.

2. Why is the argument called the Original Position?
(a) Because it is about the first thing that a person sees when they wake up.
(b) Because it was the first argument Rawls thought of.
(c) Because it was a very early argument that Rawls revived.
(d) Because it comes before everything else.

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

4. What is the second principle derived from the Original Position
(a) That the Rich are allowed certain tax breaks.
(b) That disadvantaged people are provided for.
(c) The education is respected.
(d) That the environment is protected.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What year was Adam Smith born?

2. In the chapter “The Original Position,” what does Rawls say must be assumed about the person?

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

4. What is the greatest criticism levelled against Utilitarianism?

5. Who was the father of Utilitarianism?

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