A Social & Political Philosophy Quiz
- 1.According to Rawls, the goal is to live in ignorance of our true position in society.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.Rawls' theory consists of two parts:
- A.
An interpretation of the original position, and a set of principles that would be accepted there
- B.
An analysis of justice and a theory of how we acquired the concept
- C.
A theory of moral language and a theory of moral properties
- D.
A description of our existing social institutions and a critique of them
- 3.According to Rawls, the priority of the Difference Principle over any other will ensure justice.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.Rawls' second principle of justice is concerned with the distribution of economic goods.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.According to Rawls, the most reasonable principles of justice are those that everyone would accept and agree to from a fair position.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.Rawls' theory is one of distributive justice, which is the branch of moral theory that tries to develop just principles for the distribution of benefits.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Rawls' theory requires us to return to the original position.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.According to Rawls, the natural distribution of talents is:
- A.
Perfectly equal
- B.
Just
- C.
Arbitrary
- D.
None of the above
- 9.Rawls' main criticism of utilitarianism as a theory of distributive justice is:
- A.
It is difficult to qualitatively assess different pleasures.
- B.
Utilitarianism requires lesser life prospects for some groups of people.
- C.
Utilitarianism weighs the interests on some individuals over the interests of others.
- D.
All of the above
- 10.According to Rawls, although there are natural differences in human beings, there is nothing natural or inevitable about the weight attached to those differences.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.The goal of making decisions from behind the veil of ignorance is to maximize happiness for the maximum number of people.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.Rawls claims that the veil of ignorance is fairness ensuring.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.According to Rawls, people in the original position would not agree to an inequality that would further widen the gap between the least and more advantaged members of society.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.Rawl's original position is not a hypothetical thought experiment, rather, it is an explanation of an existing circumstance of fair decision-making.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.The difference principle says that when the distribution of goods cannot be equal unless
- A.
Opportunities should be available to everyone, but inequalities should favor the middle-class.
- B.
Opportunities should be available to everyone, but favor the most well-off.
- C.
Opportunities should be available to everyone, but inequalities should favor the least well-off.
- D.
There should be no inequalities, with opportunities favoring the least well-off.
- 16.Rawls claims that when his two principles come into conflict
- A.
Neither takes precedence over the other.
- B.
The first principle (liberty) takes precedence over the second (concerning inequality).
- C.
The second principle (concerning inequality) takes precedence over the first (concerning liberty).
- D.
A mistake has been made because they cannot conflict.
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