Question 1

Rousseau did not approve of:

Accepted Answer

A)  submitting one's rights to the general will. 
B)  government by elected representatives. 
C)  professional soldiers. 
D)  Both A and B 
E)  Both B and C 
A)  submitting one's rights to the general will. 
B)  government by elected representatives. 
C)  professional soldiers. 
D)  Both A and B 
E)  Both B and C

Question 2

The originators of laissez-faire economic theory were Adam Smith and David Ricardo.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

When a citizen becomes party to a social contract, he submits to authority in exchange for certain benefits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

According to Mill, the behavior of men and women in the marketplace is:

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A)  always rational. 
B)  free of the influence of custom. 
C)  both predictable and calculable. 
D)  predictable, but not calculable. 
E)  calculable, but not predictable. 
A)  always rational. 
B)  free of the influence of custom. 
C)  both predictable and calculable. 
D)  predictable, but not calculable. 
E)  calculable, but not predictable.

Question 5

The general will, according to Rousseau, is:

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A)  the decision of the citizens to put aside their own interests and collectively pursue the general good. 
B)  whatever the people vote in favor of. 
C)  anything unanimously agreed to by the people. 
D)  the will of the majority. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  the decision of the citizens to put aside their own interests and collectively pursue the general good. 
B)  whatever the people vote in favor of. 
C)  anything unanimously agreed to by the people. 
D)  the will of the majority. 
E)  None of the above

Question 6

Historically, an explicit social contract:

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A)  has never been used as the basis of a society. 
B)  lies at the heart of every state. 
C)  was the foundation of the United States, but no other country. 
D)  was the foundation of England, but no other state. 
E)  has been the foundation of most liberal democracies. 
A)  has never been used as the basis of a society. 
B)  lies at the heart of every state. 
C)  was the foundation of the United States, but no other country. 
D)  was the foundation of England, but no other state. 
E)  has been the foundation of most liberal democracies.

Question 7

Bentham believed that the way to remove the obstacles to rational, self-interested action was:

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A)  religious faith. 
B)  philosophical reflection. 
C)  education 
D)  passing the right laws. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  religious faith. 
B)  philosophical reflection. 
C)  education 
D)  passing the right laws. 
E)  None of the above

Question 8

Bentham was more interested in public issues than in private morality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Laissez-faire is:

Accepted Answer

A)  a system opposed to utilitarianism. 
B)  a late stage in the development of capitalism, where firms are large and publicly held. 
C)  free market exchange with little government control. 
D)  a theory created by Jeremy Bentham. 
E)  Both B and D 
A)  a system opposed to utilitarianism. 
B)  a late stage in the development of capitalism, where firms are large and publicly held. 
C)  free market exchange with little government control. 
D)  a theory created by Jeremy Bentham. 
E)  Both B and D

Question 10

A "division of labor" occurs only in a Marxist society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The term "alienation" was first used by Georg Hegel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In his political writings, Mill exhibited an aristocratic bias with regard to:

Accepted Answer

A)  England's treatment of the "subject races" of her colonies. 
B)  his relationships to women. 
C)  his relationship to his family. 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  England's treatment of the "subject races" of her colonies. 
B)  his relationships to women. 
C)  his relationship to his family. 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 13

Leonard Peikoff argues that socialized medicine is immoral. .

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The ultimate political authority invested in kings is sovereignty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Locke held that one must give explicit consent in order to be a party to a social contract.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following can a state use to compel obedience?

Accepted Answer

A)  Force of arms 
B)  Threats of force 
C)  Economic threats 
D)  Both A and B 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Force of arms 
B)  Threats of force 
C)  Economic threats 
D)  Both A and B 
E)  All of the above

Question 17

According to the author, if all pleasures are not equal in quality then:

Accepted Answer

A)  utilitarianism is a "doctrine worthy only of swine." 
B)  utilitarianism must be false. 
C)  Bentham was correct. 
D)  special weight will have to be given to the opinions of the educated minority. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  utilitarianism is a "doctrine worthy only of swine." 
B)  utilitarianism must be false. 
C)  Bentham was correct. 
D)  special weight will have to be given to the opinions of the educated minority. 
E)  All of the above

Question 18

Mill denied Bentham's claim that any particular pleasure is as good as any other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Every state:

Accepted Answer

A)  uses force to obtain obedience to its commands. 
B)  forbids its citizens from breaking the social contract. 
C)  must keep a standing army. 
D)  requires some sort of explicit consent to the social contract. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  uses force to obtain obedience to its commands. 
B)  forbids its citizens from breaking the social contract. 
C)  must keep a standing army. 
D)  requires some sort of explicit consent to the social contract. 
E)  All of the above

Question 20

Plato and other philosophers disagreed with Bentham in that they:

Accepted Answer

A)  believed some pleasures are more intense than others. 
B)  believed some pleasures are morally better than others. 
C)  believed that it makes no sense to say one pleasure is "better" than another. 
D)  held that one pain cannot be quantitatively different from another. 
E)  thought the moral character of an action is determined by the results it produces. 
A)  believed some pleasures are more intense than others. 
B)  believed some pleasures are morally better than others. 
C)  believed that it makes no sense to say one pleasure is "better" than another. 
D)  held that one pain cannot be quantitatively different from another. 
E)  thought the moral character of an action is determined by the results it produces.

Rousseau did not approve of:

The originators of laissez-faire economic theory were Adam Smith and David Ricardo.

When a citizen becomes party to a social contract, he submits to authority in exchange for certain benefits.

According to Mill, the behavior of men and women in the marketplace is:

The general will, according to Rousseau, is:

Historically, an explicit social contract:

Bentham believed that the way to remove the obstacles to rational, self-interested action was:

Bentham was more interested in public issues than in private morality.

Laissez-faire is:

A "division of labor" occurs only in a Marxist society.

The term "alienation" was first used by Georg Hegel.

In his political writings, Mill exhibited an aristocratic bias with regard to:

Leonard Peikoff argues that socialized medicine is immoral. .

The ultimate political authority invested in kings is sovereignty.

Locke held that one must give explicit consent in order to be a party to a social contract.

Which of the following can a state use to compel obedience?

According to the author, if all pleasures are not equal in quality then:

Mill denied Bentham's claim that any particular pleasure is as good as any other.

Every state:

Plato and other philosophers disagreed with Bentham in that they:

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Exam 6: Social and Political Philosophy

Rousseau did not approve of:

The originators of laissez-faire economic theory were Adam Smith and David Ricardo.

When a citizen becomes party to a social contract, he submits to authority in exchange for certain benefits.

According to Mill, the behavior of men and women in the marketplace is:

The general will, according to Rousseau, is:

Historically, an explicit social contract:

Bentham believed that the way to remove the obstacles to rational, self-interested action was:

Bentham was more interested in public issues than in private morality.

Laissez-faire is:

A "division of labor" occurs only in a Marxist society.

The term "alienation" was first used by Georg Hegel.

In his political writings, Mill exhibited an aristocratic bias with regard to:

Leonard Peikoff argues that socialized medicine is immoral. .

The ultimate political authority invested in kings is sovereignty.

Locke held that one must give explicit consent in order to be a party to a social contract.

Which of the following can a state use to compel obedience?

According to the author, if all pleasures are not equal in quality then:

Mill denied Bentham's claim that any particular pleasure is as good as any other.

Every state:

Plato and other philosophers disagreed with Bentham in that they:

What Is Philosophy

Theory of Knowledge

Metaphysics and Philosophy of Mind

Philosophy of Science

Ethical Theory

Philosophy of Art

Philosophy of Religion

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