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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Democracy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rawls want his theory of justice to be?
(a) The dominant political view.
(b) A viable alternative to other theories.
(c) Something to remember.
(d) Something to destroy the theories of Utilitarianism.

2. How many principles of justice does the Original Position later result in?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

3. What is the only caveat to a maximum liberty of the individual?
(a) That the individual does not challenge the powers that be.
(b) That the individual does not make too much money.
(c) That the individual is god-fearing.
(d) That the individual does not impede anyone else's liberty.

4. How, according to Rawls, does justice help to assign rights and duties?
(a) It enforces the law.
(b) It ensures that there is an equal distribution of such.
(c) It ensures that some people get more duties than others.
(d) It states who has the power and who doesn't.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first virtue of social institution, according to Rawls?

2. Which century was Intuitionism first developed?

3. What does Rawls claim about the Social Contract theory?

4. What is another name for the Original Position?

5. What does Rawls think a person would decide about their society if they had any choice?

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