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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Of the Liberty of Thought & Discussion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Both law and public opinion have a tendency to do what?
(a) Lead the individual's liberty and freedom of action.
(b) Guide the individual's liberty and freedom of action.
(c) Assist the individual's liberty and freedom of action.
(d) Conspire against the individual's liberty and freedom of action.

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

3. Where did John Stuart's father loom large in relevance during John Stuart's earliest years?
(a) England.
(b) America.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

4. Is the author considered a philosopher?
(a) No.
(b) After his death.
(c) Yes.
(d) Maybe.

5. Why does the author go on to put this liberty into historical context?
(a) Should readers not be aware of how this has been addressed over the centuries.
(b) Should readers not understand from where he is coming.
(c) Should readers not trust him.
(d) Should readers want to hear stories from the past.

Short Answer Questions

1. His knowledge could easily have been mistaken for what?

2. Amongst the British, ________ were one of the categories of members of society who were actively seeking increased rights, responsibilities and liberties within the nations of the Empire, particularly on the isles of Britain herself.

3. What is one topic these friends covered?

4. According to Mill, should women bear the full rights of citizenship?

5. Despite the reality that Mill's idea is far from new, it is what?

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