Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill

1. What is the main principle of Utilitarianism?

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

2. Who is the author of 'Utilitarianism'?

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

3. What does Mill identify as higher pleasures?

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

4. Mill differentiates between which two types of pleasures?

A) Temporary and permanent pleasures
B) Immediate and delayed pleasures
C) Natural and artificial 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 amount of money earned
D) The physical strength of a person

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

A) Eliminating all forms of pain
B) Ensuring absolute freedom for individuals
C) Maximizing pleasure for the greatest number
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 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) Virtue ethics
B) Deontological
C) Relativistic
D) Consequentialist

9. What role does Mill assign to individual liberty?

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

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