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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. Which century was Intuitionism first developed?
(a) Eighteenth.
(b) Sixteenth.
(c) Fifteenth.
(d) Seventeenth.

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

3. What is John Stuart Mill's Theory of Higher Pleasures?
(a) The belief that feelings are better pleasures than stability, wealth or objects.
(b) The belief that intellectualism, refinement and poetry are better pleasures that dancing, lust or wealth.
(c) The belief that going to church is the highest form of pleasure.
(d) The belief that one should spend the most money on the finest things in life.

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

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

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

4. What is the maxim of Utilitarian philosophy?

5. What defines a good society, according to Rawls?

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