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Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill - Quiz
  • 1. What is the main principle of Utilitarianism?
A) The categorical imperative
B) The golden mean
C) The greatest happiness principle
D) The social contract
  • 2. Who is the author of 'Utilitarianism'?
A) John Stuart Mill
B) Immanuel Kant
C) Jeremy Bentham
D) Friedrich Nietzsche
  • 3. What does Mill identify as higher pleasures?
A) Intellectual and moral pleasures
B) Sensory pleasures
C) Physical pleasures
D) Material pleasures
  • 4. Mill differentiates between which two types of pleasures?
A) Temporary and permanent pleasures
B) Immediate and delayed pleasures
C) Higher and lower pleasures
D) Natural and artificial pleasures
  • 5. In the context of Utilitarianism, what is 'utility'?
A) The level of education achieved
B) The amount of money earned
C) The overall well-being and happiness produced
D) The physical strength of a person
  • 6. In Utilitarianism, how is the term 'greatest happiness' defined?
A) Ensuring absolute freedom for individuals
B) Maximizing pleasure for the greatest number
C) Maximizing total wealth in society
D) Eliminating all forms of pain
  • 7. How does Mill respond to the objection that utilitarianism is a doctrine worthy only of swine?
A) He dismisses all forms of pleasure as unimportant
B) He argues for the superiority of higher pleasures
C) He agrees and states that life is irrational
D) He supports only physical pleasure
  • 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) Essential for personal happiness
B) A potential source of unhappiness
C) Secondary to societal control
D) Irrelevant to utility
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