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Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill - Quiz
  • 1. What is the main principle of Utilitarianism?
A) The categorical imperative
B) The social contract
C) The golden mean
D) The greatest happiness principle
  • 2. Who is the author of 'Utilitarianism'?
A) Jeremy Bentham
B) Immanuel Kant
C) John Stuart Mill
D) Friedrich Nietzsche
  • 3. What does Mill identify as higher pleasures?
A) Physical pleasures
B) Material pleasures
C) Sensory pleasures
D) Intellectual and moral pleasures
  • 4. What role does Mill assign to individual liberty?
A) Essential for personal happiness
B) A potential source of unhappiness
C) Irrelevant to utility
D) Secondary to societal control
  • 5. Utilitarianism evaluates actions based on their outcomes. What type of ethics is it considered?
A) Deontological
B) Virtue ethics
C) Relativistic
D) Consequentialist
  • 6. Mill differentiates between which two types of pleasures?
A) Higher and lower pleasures
B) Temporary and permanent pleasures
C) Immediate and delayed pleasures
D) Natural and artificial pleasures
  • 7. 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
  • 8. In the context of Utilitarianism, what is 'utility'?
A) The amount of money earned
B) The physical strength of a person
C) The level of education achieved
D) The overall well-being and happiness produced
  • 9. How does Mill respond to the objection that utilitarianism is a doctrine worthy only of swine?
A) He supports only physical pleasure
B) He dismisses all forms of pleasure as unimportant
C) He agrees and states that life is irrational
D) He argues for the superiority of higher pleasures
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