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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What branch of philosophy is this book concerned with?
(a) Political.
(b) Metaphysics.
(c) Epistemology.
(d) Skeptical.

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

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

4. Why does Utilitarian thinking not really understand the difference between persons?
(a) Utilitarianism is never applied to the individual.
(b) Utilitarianism is never applied to the society.
(c) That different people’s situations mean different levels of happiness, contentment or suffering.
(d) It perceives persons only as voters.

5. What is the maxim of Utilitarian philosophy?
(a) The greatest good to the deserving.
(b) The greatest good for the greatest number.
(c) Might makes right.
(d) The greatest good to the wealthiest.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who was the father of Utilitarianism?

4. What does Rawls believe is the dominant theory of political philosophy throughout the 20th Century?

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

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