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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Critique of Intuitionism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Intuitionist' believe in?
(a) That good and wrong are taught.
(b) That good and wrong are illusions told by the rich.
(c) That good and wrong are innately known.
(d) That good and wrong are revealed by God to the select few.

2. What defines a good society, according to Rawls?
(a) A strong society.
(b) A society that owns the most land.
(c) A just society.
(d) A wealthy society.

3. What does Rawls accept about his own theory?
(a) That it might be hard to apply to the real world.
(b) That there is a degree of Marxism within it.
(c) That it is quite socialist.
(d) That there is a certain amount of Intuitionism present in 'fairness'.

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

5. Who was the father of Utilitarianism?
(a) Jesus Christ.
(b) Karl Marx.
(c) Spinoza.
(d) David Hume.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is John Stuart Mill's Theory of Higher Pleasures?

4. What is the maxim of Utilitarian philosophy?

5. Which century was Intuitionism first developed?

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