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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Individual Versus Society.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Individual gain out of the Social Contract?
(a) Protection and security.
(b) Money and wealth.
(c) Power and glory.
(d) Military might.

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

3. What year was Adam Smith born?
(a) 1623.
(b) 1923.
(c) 1723.
(d) 1823.

4. What is the second principle derived from the Original Position
(a) That the Rich are allowed certain tax breaks.
(b) That disadvantaged people are provided for.
(c) That the environment is protected.
(d) The education is respected.

5. What is assumed about the liberty of the Individual, according to “The Two Principles of Justice”?
(a) That it is the only important virtue.
(b) That it may be maximized.
(c) That it may be minimized.
(d) That it may be ignored.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Intuitionist' believe in?

2. What does the Individual lose from the Social Contract?

3. Why did Hobbes see the necessity of the Social Contract?

4. Which century was Intuitionism first developed?

5. What is another name for the Original Position?

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