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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom of the following was a leading 'Intuitionist'?
(a) John Hurt.
(b) J.S. Mill.
(c) Socrates.
(d) John Locke.

2. What is another name for the Original Position?
(a) The First Argument.
(b) The Man in the Barrel Argument.
(c) The Waiting Room Argument.
(d) The Brain in the Vat Argument.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the Individual gain out of the Social Contract?

3. Why is the argument called the Original Position?

4. Why did Hobbes see the necessity of the Social Contract?

5. Which century was Intuitionism first developed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Rawls prefer the Social Contract Theory?

2. When was the theory that Rawls wants to re-invigorate in his argument prevalent?

3. Who does the individual have a contract with, according to the Social Contract Theory?

4. What choice is the hypothetical person in the Original Position offered?

5. Is fairness always the same as equality, according to Rawls?

6. What other name is generally applied to the Original Position?

7. What does Rawls accept would happen in the Original Position?

8. What is the individual afforded in a just society, according to Rawls?

9. What was the dominant political philosophy theory throughout the 20th Century?

10. Why does Rawls move away from Individualist ethics?

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