Reading Quiz 3

A  Ordering him to sacrifice his son

B  Ordering him to catch fish 

C  Ordering him to build a boat 

D  Ordering him to risk his life 

A  Job 

B  Noah

C  Moses

D  Abraham 

A  Sharing wealth will punish the talented and the hard working, therefore laws should be made based on “inequality” principle

B  All wealth should be distributed equally 

C  Talented and hard working people should benefit from their talents, but need to understand that it is moral to share some of it with those who do not have talents and do not work as hard 

D  Talented and hard working people should never share their rewards with the less talented and hard working 

A  Parties have verbal agreement; that alone is sufficient for any contract 

B  Parties have consent, are sufficiently informed, have equal bargaining position and are honest in their dealings 

C  There is consent from both parties

D  Parties have consent and sign a written contract 

A  Make laws which are fair 

B  Distribute wealth to those who work hard 

C  Support the poor 

D  Find the reality of consciousness 

A  Justice is impossible, because people are ignorant about morality 

B  Before making laws, we ought to imagine that we don’t know what our societal position would be

C  Education is a natural right and society needs to invest in education 

D  Society should take the veil of ignorance off to achieve justice 

A  If it has been acquired as a spoil of war

B  Only if it is awarded by the King or the government 

C  A person mixes his/her labor with it

D  Only if it is legitimately inherited 

A  There is aggression and there is no legitimate authority to appeal to in a timely manner

B  Aggression is unusually cruel and dangerous 

C  Aggression endangers  one’s life  

D  Aggression is between the countries 

A  “Dying” of the old “self” and being raised as a new “self” 

B  Gaining knowledge and wisdom 

C  Choosing between good and evil actions by exercising will power 

D  Reading and following the Torah 

A  A mistake made by Adam and Eve which can be corrected by good moral actions and good will

B  Inherited sinful nature which keeps human “will” in bondage

C  The worst of all sins, which is greed  

D  Breaking the Ten Commandments