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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rawls think will have to be secured to keep the society a just one?
(a) Rights.
(b) Good trade agreements.
(c) Military power.
(d) One world government.

2. What is the only caveat to a maximum liberty of the individual?
(a) That the individual does not make too much money.
(b) That the individual does not impede anyone else's liberty.
(c) That the individual is god-fearing.
(d) That the individual does not challenge the powers that be.

3. Why does Utilitarian thinking not really understand the difference between persons?
(a) Utilitarianism is never applied to the individual.
(b) That different people’s situations mean different levels of happiness, contentment or suffering.
(c) It perceives persons only as voters.
(d) Utilitarianism is never applied to the society.

4. In the chapter “The Original Position,” what does Rawls say must be assumed about the person?
(a) That they are wealthy.
(b) That they are tall.
(c) That they know the principles of philosophy.
(d) That they are a rational person.

5. What did wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill famously say about Democracy?
(a) "The ignoble chasing the inedible."
(b) "The sublimest virtue."
(c) "Far from perfect."
(d) "Far from perfect, but the best system on the table."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the maxim of Utilitarian philosophy?

3. What is a Totalitarian state?

4. What is the second principle derived from the Original Position

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

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