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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 the Individual lose from the Social Contract?
(a) The right to own property.
(b) Complete freedom.
(c) All their freedoms.
(d) The right to defend themselves.

2. Where did the early Intuitionists believe they got their appreciation of morals, rights and wrongs or fairness?
(a) The king.
(b) Their parents.
(c) God.
(d) Nature.

3. What year was Adam Smith born?
(a) 1623.
(b) 1723.
(c) 1923.
(d) 1823.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rawls want his theory of justice to be?

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

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

4. What is another name for the Original Position?

5. What branch of philosophy is this book concerned with?

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