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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

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

4. Who was the father of Utilitarianism?
(a) Jesus Christ.
(b) Karl Marx.
(c) Spinoza.
(d) David Hume.

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 maximized.
(c) That it is the only important virtue.
(d) That it may be ignored.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What year was Adam Smith born?

3. What does Rawls think will have to be secured to keep the society a just one?

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

5. What does Rawls accept about his own theory?

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