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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 is the greatest criticism levelled against Utilitarianism?
(a) It's not realistic.
(b) That minority views are ignored.
(c) It is not strong enough.
(d) That majority views are ignored.

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

3. Where did the early Intuitionists believe they got their appreciation of morals, rights and wrongs or fairness?
(a) God.
(b) The king.
(c) Their parents.
(d) Nature.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who was the father of Utilitarianism?

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