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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Prefaces Etc. : Chapter 1, Prefaces.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was John Stuart's father able to support him and his work?
(a) He acquired a loan.
(b) He was wealthy.
(c) He worked many jobs.
(d) He used many credit cards.

2. What did Mary publish?
(a) A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.
(b) A Vindication of the Rights of the Black Man.
(c) A Vindication of the Rights of the Homosexual.
(d) A Vindication of the Rights of the Unborn.

3. How was J.S. Mill educated?
(a) He was homeschooled.
(b) He went to boarding school.
(c) He attended a private school.
(d) He attended public school.

4. How is John Stuart Mill viewed?
(a) As having been the most prominent English-speaking thinker in the 19th century.
(b) As having been the most prominent of all English-speaking thinkers of any time.
(c) As having been a fairly prominent philosopher at his time.
(d) As having been a crazy man full of crazy ideas.

5. What aspects did these two study?
(a) The world of mathematics and science.
(b) The world of science and technology.
(c) The world of crime and legislation related to it.
(d) The world of painting and sculpture.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what did Mill have a personal hand?

2. What is the work done by these two friends?

3. Where did John Stuart's father loom large in relevance during John Stuart's earliest years?

4. Was Mill's attempt the first?

5. Is the author considered a philosopher?

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