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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the ignorant chooser know what is fair and what is not, according to Rawls?
(a) Because of an innate knowledge of fairness.
(b) Because the monarch told them so.
(c) Because they are taught what to believe.
(d) Because God told them so.

3. What does Rawls claim about the Social Contract theory?
(a) It is better than Utilitarian theory.
(b) It is the only philosophy that makes sense.
(c) It is better than Marxism.
(d) It is ridiculous.

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

5. What is the first virtue of social institution, according to Rawls?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Strength.
(c) Militarism.
(d) Justice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What defines a good society, according to Rawls?

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

3. In what era was the theory of the Social Contract in favor?

4. What is the essential problem of Intuitionism?

5. Why does Utilitarian thinking not really understand the difference between persons?

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