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