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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) Jeremy Bentham
B) Immanuel Kant
C) Friedrich Nietzsche
D) John Stuart Mill
  • 3. What does Mill identify as higher pleasures?
A) Sensory pleasures
B) Physical pleasures
C) Material pleasures
D) Intellectual and moral pleasures
  • 4. Mill differentiates between which two types of pleasures?
A) Temporary and permanent pleasures
B) Higher and lower pleasures
C) Immediate and delayed pleasures
D) Natural and artificial pleasures
  • 5. In the context of Utilitarianism, what is 'utility'?
A) The amount of money earned
B) The overall well-being and happiness produced
C) The level of education achieved
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 total wealth in society
C) Eliminating all forms of pain
D) Maximizing pleasure for the greatest number
  • 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 agrees and states that life is irrational
C) He argues for the superiority of higher pleasures
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) Relativistic
C) Virtue ethics
D) Consequentialist
  • 9. What role does Mill assign to individual liberty?
A) A potential source of unhappiness
B) Secondary to societal control
C) Essential for personal happiness
D) Irrelevant to utility
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