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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) Jeremy Bentham
B) Friedrich Nietzsche
C) John Stuart Mill
D) Immanuel Kant
  • 3. What does Mill identify as higher pleasures?
A) Material pleasures
B) Physical pleasures
C) Sensory pleasures
D) Intellectual and moral pleasures
  • 4. 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
  • 5. In the context of Utilitarianism, what is 'utility'?
A) The amount of money earned
B) The level of education achieved
C) The overall well-being and happiness produced
D) The physical strength of a person
  • 6. In Utilitarianism, how is the term 'greatest happiness' defined?
A) Maximizing pleasure for the greatest number
B) Eliminating all forms of pain
C) Ensuring absolute freedom for individuals
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 dismisses all forms of pleasure as unimportant
B) He agrees and states that life is irrational
C) He argues for the superiority of higher pleasures
D) He supports only physical pleasure
  • 8. Utilitarianism evaluates actions based on their outcomes. What type of ethics is it considered?
A) Virtue ethics
B) Relativistic
C) Deontological
D) Consequentialist
  • 9. 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
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