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