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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Of Individuality as One of the Elements of Well-Being.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Had many of the Europeans were or recently were living under the authority of monarchies and aristocracies?
(a) Many.
(b) Some.
(c) None.
(d) Few.

2. In England, why did the number of prisoners increase?
(a) As a direct effort on the part of the whole to contrl the behavior of strong and undisciplined individuals.
(b) As more impulsive individuals began to break the laws.
(c) As an increase in severe restrictions against liberties.
(d) As a direct effort of those who know the truth against those who have strong, but faulty beliefs.

3. In what did Mill have a personal hand?
(a) Striving to get women voting rights.
(b) Striving to get African American voting rights.
(c) Stiving to get prohibition stopped.
(d) Striving to get women to want to vote.

4. In what did Mill sincerely believe regarding women?
(a) The innate equality of women.
(b) Their inequality.
(c) Their innate subservient behavior.
(d) Their feminine intelligence and instincts.

5. What took place centuries later, regarding Copernicus' knowledge?
(a) His popular opinion has been accepted as true knowledge which has proliferated to the point of being common knowledge.
(b) His unpopular opinion has been proven wrong.
(c) His unpopular opinion has been accepted as true knowledge which has proliferated to the point of being common knowledge.
(d) His popular opinion has been proven wrong.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has provided a grand support of Mill's statement regarding variety of situation?

2. Why does the author go on to put this liberty into historical context?

3. How was John Stuart's father able to support him and his work?

4. What would the author prefer people to do, regarding opposing views?

5. What was J.S. Mill to the women's movement?

(see the answer key)

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