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