Philosophy - Social Contract Theory MCQ Test 1

1. According to social contract theory, what is the role of the governed in the selection of rulers?

2. Which philosopher argued that individuals have a natural right to life and liberty?

3. Which philosopher argued that individuals have a natural right to rebel against an unjust government?

4. Which philosopher argued that individuals enter into a social contract to escape the 'war of all against all' in the state of nature?

5. According to Social Contract Theory, what is the purpose of the social contract?

6. Which philosopher argued that individuals should surrender their rights to a sovereign ruler in exchange for protection?

7. What is the main difference between the social contract in Hobbes' theory and the social contract in Locke's theory?

8. Which philosopher argued that the social contract is an agreement between individuals and the state?

9. Which philosopher argued that individuals enter into a social contract to preserve their natural rights to life, liberty, and property?

10. What is the 'state of nature' in Social Contract Theory?

11. According to Social Contract Theory, why do individuals form a social contract?

12. According to social contract theory, what is the basis of political authority?

13. According to social contract theory, what is the role of the state in society?

14. Who argued that individuals should surrender their natural rights to a sovereign ruler in exchange for protection and order?

15. According to social contract theory, what is the relationship between rights and obligations?

16. What is the 'veil of ignorance' in Social Contract Theory?

17. Which philosopher argued that individuals have a moral duty to obey the laws of the government, even if they disagree with them?

18. Which philosopher argued that individuals have a right to rebel against an unjust government?

19. Who argued that individuals should enter into a social contract to establish a government that promotes the general welfare of the people?

20. Which philosopher argued that individuals have a duty to obey the government as long as it is legitimate?

21. Which philosopher argued that the social contract is an agreement among individuals to create a government that serves the general will?

22. According to social contract theory, what is the role of consent in the social contract?

23. What is the 'general will' in Social Contract Theory?

24. Which philosopher argued that individuals enter into a social contract to protect their natural rights?

25. Which philosopher argued that the social contract is based on a hypothetical agreement between rational individuals?

26. According to social contract theory, what is the role of the government?

27. What is the 'state of nature' in social contract theory?

28. Who proposed the concept of the 'veil of ignorance' in Social Contract Theory?

29. What is the role of the government in Social Contract Theory?

30. Which philosopher argued that the social contract is a result of a tacit agreement?

31. According to social contract theory, why do individuals enter into a social contract?

32. What is the role of consent in Social Contract Theory?

33. According to social contract theory, what is the relationship between the government and the governed?

34. Which philosopher argued that individuals have a moral duty to uphold the social contract?

35. According to social contract theory, what is the purpose of government?

36. What is the 'state of nature' according to Thomas Hobbes?

37. Which philosopher argued that individuals have a duty to follow the laws of the government, even if they are unjust?

38. Which philosopher argued that individuals have a natural right to life, liberty, and property?

39. According to Social Contract Theory, what is the source of political authority?

40. Which philosopher argued that individuals in the state of nature have a right to everything?

41. What is the social contract in Social Contract Theory?

42. Which philosopher argued that individuals have a natural right to property?

43. According to social contract theory, what is the role of consent in the establishment of government?

44. Who is considered the father of modern Social Contract Theory?

45. According to social contract theory, what happens if the government fails to fulfill its obligations?

46. What are the rights and obligations of individuals in a social contract?

47. Which philosopher argued that the social contract is a hypothetical agreement that individuals would make in a rational and fair situation?

48. What is the role of morality in a social contract?

49. What is the main criticism of Social Contract Theory?

50. What is the state of nature, according to Social Contract Theory?