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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. What does Rawls want his theory of justice to be?
(a) A viable alternative to other theories.
(b) Something to destroy the theories of Utilitarianism.
(c) The dominant political view.
(d) Something to remember.

2. What is the essential problem of Intuitionism?
(a) It doesn't support a healthy economy.
(b) Many philosophers don't agree with it.
(c) It makes defending one’s country more difficult.
(d) Some people do not seem to act with a natural morality.

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

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

5. What is the Veil of Ignorance in Rawls' argument?
(a) A garment worn by politicians.
(b) A metaphor to describe different types of citizens.
(c) A metaphor for not being able to tell what kind of society one will later be in.
(d) A metaphor for a different type of belief.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Intuitionist' believe in?

2. How, according to Rawls, does justice help to assign rights and duties?

3. Who was the father of Utilitarianism?

4. Who should hold the greatest advantage in Rawls’ ideal society?

5. What branch of philosophy is this book concerned with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the term ‘a priori’ mean, and what is an a priori truth?

2. What is the popular definition of a Utilitarian object?

3. What is the problem of inclusion in the Social Contract Theory?

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

5. What is one of the prime problems for the Intuitionist?

6. Why does Social Contract Theory work so well with a Theory of Rights?

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

8. In what way is the Original Position a proponent of Intuition or Innate Ideas?

9. Why is Utilitarian theory so easy to maintain?

10. What is the implicit argument in Social Contract Theory?

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