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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 greatest happiness principle
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) Intellectual and moral pleasures
B) Sensory pleasures
C) Material pleasures
D) Physical pleasures
  • 4. Mill differentiates between which two types of pleasures?
A) Immediate and delayed pleasures
B) Temporary and permanent pleasures
C) Higher and lower pleasures
D) Natural and artificial pleasures
  • 5. Utilitarianism evaluates actions based on their outcomes. What type of ethics is it considered?
A) Virtue ethics
B) Consequentialist
C) Deontological
D) Relativistic
  • 6. 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 argues for the superiority of higher pleasures
C) He supports only physical pleasure
D) He dismisses all forms of pleasure as unimportant
  • 7. In Utilitarianism, how is the term 'greatest happiness' defined?
A) Eliminating all forms of pain
B) Maximizing pleasure for the greatest number
C) Ensuring absolute freedom for individuals
D) Maximizing total wealth in society
  • 8. What role does Mill assign to individual liberty?
A) A potential source of unhappiness
B) Irrelevant to utility
C) Essential for personal happiness
D) Secondary to societal control
  • 9. 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
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