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This test consists of 12 multiple choice questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the second principle derived from the Original Position
(a) That disadvantaged people are provided for.
(b) That the Rich are allowed certain tax breaks.
(c) That the environment is protected.
(d) The education is respected.

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

4. 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 is god-fearing.
(c) That the individual does not challenge the powers that be.
(d) That the individual does not impede anyone else's liberty.

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

6. What is assumed about the liberty of the Individual, according to “The Two Principles of Justice”?
(a) That it is the only important virtue.
(b) That it may be minimized.
(c) That it may be ignored.
(d) That it may be maximized.

7. What does Rawls claim about the freedom of assembly?
(a) That it forms the key to a strong police force.
(b) That it forms the key to a strong monarchy.
(c) That it forms the key to a strong military.
(d) That it forms the key to a strong democracy

8. Where does the word and idea 'Democracy' come from?
(a) Ancient India.
(b) Ancient Egypt.
(c) The Ancient Athenians of Greece.
(d) Ancient Rome.

9. What is a Totalitarian state?
(a) A type of religious state.
(b) A type of secular state.
(c) The opposite of a democracy.
(d) A type of economic system.

10. What does Rawls admit might happen within his just society?
(a) Social and Economic inequality.
(b) Political upheaval.
(c) Persecution.
(d) Civil war.

11. How many principles of justice does the Original Position later result in?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

12. What does Rawls claim is necessary for fair elections?
(a) One general election every generation.
(b) So long as the majority get a chance to vote.
(c) Fair, free and often elections.
(d) As long as the wealthy get a chance to make a vote.

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