Download Phil-002 (Galindo): Spring `16 - Quiz #3

Phil-002 (Galindo): Spring ’16 - Quiz #3
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best answers the question.
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1. Which of the following is NOT true of Marx’s “Emancipation Argument” against
liberalism (the liberty principle)?
a. There are behaviors that may not cause harm, but should not be allowed because
they are offensive.
b. A liberal state does not equate to a free society.
c. Liberalism promotes a “me vs. you” antagonistic world view.
d. All of the above are true of Marx’s argument.
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2. Which of the following best describes a difference between Marx’s “Emancipation
Argument” and the communitarian argument against liberalism?
a. Communitarians believe in individualism, but Marx does not.
b. Communitarians believe in indecency, but Marx does not believes it exists.
c. Communitarians believe emancipation can occur with changes to the state, rather
than waiting for changes in social consciousness.
d. Communitarians believe freedom comes from a change in social consciousness,
rather changes to the state.
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3. The philosophical topic regarding the just sharing and exchange of goods, property,
services, etc., is referred to as __________________.
a. Retributive Justice
c. Procedural Justice
b. Distributive Justice
d. Criminal Justice
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4. Who believes that wealth inequality is just as long as there was justice in the acquisition,
transfer, and in rectification?
a. Karl Marx
c. John Rawls
b. Robert Nozick
d. All of the above.
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5. Who believes that wealth inequality is just only if it is to the benefit of the worst off
amongst us?
a. Karl Marx
c. John Rawls
b. Robert Nozick
d. All of the above.
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6. Which of the following is NOT an argument presented by John Locke to show justice in
initial acquisition?
a. First Come First Serve Argument
c. Value-Added Argument
b. Labor Mixing Argument
d. All of the above are arguments from
Locke.
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7. Which of the following is NOT true of Nozick’s Entitlement Theory?
a. We are entitled to use our property as we see fit.
b. State’s power should be limited to preventing harm & protecting property rights.
c. State has no right to tell individuals what to do with his/her own property.
d. Humans are entitled to basic rights, including free education and healthcare.
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8. Which of the following is true of Rawls’ Veil of Ignorance thought experiment?
a. It is meant to show what just (fair) rules would be for a state.
b. It asks us to imagine having our eyes covered by a thick veil.
c. It asks us to imagine what the world would be like if everyone was blind.
d. It is meant to show that the state has no right to tax its citizens.
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9. Which of the following did Rawls NOT believe in?
a. The Principle of Equal Liberty: everyone has a right to basic liberties.
b. The Difference Principle.
c. The Principle of Fair Equality of Opportunity.
d. All of the above were believed by Rawls.
____ 10. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of a capitalistic free market over a command
(planned) economy?
a. More efficient than a command economy.
b. Incentive to maintain high quality goods.
c. Can meet personal preferences for goods.
d. All of the above are benefits of a free market economy.
____ 11. Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of a capitalistic free market economy when
compared to a command (planned) economy?
a. More negative externalities.
b. Less positive externalities.
c. Volatility: business, jobs, and investments come and go.
d. All of the above are disadvantages of a free market economy.
____ 12. Which one of the following countries has the economy that is the most free according to
the 2016 Heritage Economic Freedom Index?
a. North Korea
c. China
b. Cuba
d. New Zealand
____ 13. Freedom that comes from being left alone, without outside entities limiting what an
individual can do, is referred to as _________________.
a. Negative liberty.
c. Both a & b.
b. Positive liberty.
d. None of the above.
____ 14. Freedom that comes from being given what is needed in order to have options and
opportunities to choose from is referred to as _________________.
a. Negative liberty.
c. Both a & b.
b. Positive liberty.
d. None of the above.
True/False
____ 15. In a pure free market economy property is held privately by an individual or firm, as
opposed to being owned by the state.
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____ 16. In a pure command (planned) economy goods are produced for profit, rather than for
meeting the needs of the citizens.
____ 17. In a pure command (planned) economy goods are distributed by a voluntary exchange on a
market regulated by laws of supply and demand.
____ 18. In a pure command (planned) economy the state has ultimate control over who may
produce how much of each good.
____ 19. In a pure free market economy anyone can produce, and offer for sale, any good.
____ 20. Rawls believes individual talent alone should not enable an individual to accumulate more
wealth than another since the talent was the result of something the individual had no
control over: having been born with particular hereditary traits.