This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Of the Limits to the Authority of the Society over the Individual.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Europeans have a unique sense of _____________ that has co-existed right along with a great deal of political differences and variances in the ways of life of the peoples.
(a) Fear.
(b) Distrust.
(c) Unity.
(d) Inequality.

2. At what does the author look?
(a) An individual's conduct with respect to the two most significant questions.
(b) The goverrnment's conduct with respect to the two most significant questions.
(c) A nation's conduct with respect to the two most significant questions.
(d) The culture's conduct with respect to the two most significant questions.

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

4. With regard to personal behavior, what does Mill espouse?
(a) Each individual deserves the freedom to do as he or she will, as long as it follows the beliefs of the leader in power.
(b) Each individual deserves some freedoms, and that to thwart, oppress or oppose the will of others is wrong.
(c) Only some people deserve freedoms, and may oppress the oppostion's freedoms.
(d) Each individual deserves the freedom to do as he or she wills and wishes given the limitation that to thwart, oppress or oppose the will of others is wrong.

5. To what does the author make it clear that he is opposed?
(a) Religion.
(b) Intoxicants.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Relaxing.