Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill

1. What is the main principle of Utilitarianism?

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

2. Who is the author of 'Utilitarianism'?

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

3. What does Mill identify as higher pleasures?

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

4. Mill differentiates between which two types of pleasures?

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

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

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

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

A) Ensuring absolute freedom for individuals
B) Maximizing total wealth in society
C) Maximizing pleasure for the greatest number
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 agrees and states that life is irrational
B) He dismisses all forms of pleasure as unimportant
C) He argues for the superiority of higher pleasures
D) He supports only physical pleasure

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

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

9. What role does Mill assign to individual liberty?

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

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