Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill

1. What is the main principle of Utilitarianism?

A) The greatest happiness principle
B) The golden mean
C) The categorical imperative
D) The social contract

2. Who is the author of 'Utilitarianism'?

A) Jeremy Bentham
B) Immanuel Kant
C) Friedrich Nietzsche
D) John Stuart Mill

3. What does Mill identify as higher pleasures?

A) Physical pleasures
B) Intellectual and moral pleasures
C) Sensory pleasures
D) Material pleasures

4. Mill differentiates between which two types of pleasures?

A) Immediate and delayed pleasures
B) Natural and artificial pleasures
C) Higher and lower pleasures
D) Temporary and permanent pleasures

5. In the context of Utilitarianism, what is 'utility'?

A) The physical strength of a person
B) The amount of money earned
C) The level of education achieved
D) The overall well-being and happiness produced

6. In Utilitarianism, how is the term 'greatest happiness' defined?

A) Maximizing pleasure for the greatest number
B) Ensuring absolute freedom for individuals
C) Eliminating all forms of pain
D) Maximizing total wealth in society

7. How does Mill respond to the objection that utilitarianism is a doctrine worthy only of swine?

A) He supports only physical pleasure
B) He argues for the superiority of higher pleasures
C) He agrees and states that life is irrational
D) He dismisses all forms of pleasure as unimportant

8. Utilitarianism evaluates actions based on their outcomes. What type of ethics is it considered?

A) Deontological
B) Virtue ethics
C) Consequentialist
D) Relativistic

9. What role does Mill assign to individual liberty?

A) Irrelevant to utility
B) Secondary to societal control
C) A potential source of unhappiness
D) Essential for personal happiness

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