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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 does Rawls want his theory of justice to be?
(a) The dominant political view.
(b) Something to remember.
(c) Something to destroy the theories of Utilitarianism.
(d) A viable alternative to other theories.

2. What does the Individual gain out of the Social Contract?
(a) Military might.
(b) Money and wealth.
(c) Protection and security.
(d) Power and glory.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another name for the Original Position?

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

3. What does Rawls admit might happen within his just society?

4. How many principles of justice does the Original Position later result in?

5. What does Rawls believe is the dominant theory of political philosophy throughout the 20th Century?

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