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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Introductory.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Have the British been connected to this European relationship?
(a) No.
(b) Maybe.
(c) Much later.
(d) Yes.

2. What is the definition for this type of liberty?
(a) The rights of man within his private life.
(b) The rights of man within his religious views.
(c) The rights of man within the state or nation.
(d) The rights of man within the government.

3. Towards what was there a Continental attitude?
(a) Self-government as an idea that was new and unusual.
(b) A desire to return to the days of a monarchy.
(c) Self-government as an idea that was international.
(d) A desire for a socialist government.

4. What does Mill directly confront regarding this issue?
(a) The inequality for minorities.
(b) A reality that lurks potently beneath the surface of changes in political structures.
(c) The reality that a dicatorship would be no better than a monarchy.
(d) The reality that many people fear the idea of democracy.

5. For what did Mill's education prepare him well?
(a) The social and political work that he came into later in life.
(b) His engineering field.
(c) Being a teacher.
(d) Becoming a famous mathematician.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a danger of more democracy?

2. In Mill's case, does he typically mean violent factions?

3. What are the additional responsibilities that will be included for a democracy?

4. Who is John Stuart's father?

5. Is the author considered a philosopher?

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