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On Liberty Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Was Mill's attempt the first?
(a) Yes, in the 1800s.
(b) Yes.
(c) Maybe.
(d) No.

2. In what work of this ancient philosopher does he refer to factions within a political system?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Politics.
(c) Sociology.
(d) Aesthetics.

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

4. Would this social project be easy?
(a) No, not necessarily.
(b) Yes, would be fairly easy.
(c) No, not at all.
(d) Yes, it would be very easy.

5. The movements towards individuality that is released from intense restrictions are a sign, according to the philosopher, of what?
(a) A return to the past.
(b) Hope for the future.
(c) More issues with which to deal.
(d) Troubles to come.

6. Was Mill an advocate for the women's rights movement?
(a) Yes.
(b) Early on in his career.
(c) No.
(d) Somewhat.

7. How is John Stuart Mill viewed?
(a) As having been a crazy man full of crazy ideas.
(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 the most prominent English-speaking thinker in the 19th century.

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

9. What is the work done by these two friends?
(a) Their work is artistic.
(b) Their work is scientific.
(c) Their work is intellectual.
(d) Their work is mathematical.

10. What is one goal of education during the Middle Ages?
(a) Teach students what the adults know.
(b) Prepare students for the afterlife.
(c) Encourage students to think for themselves and to argue matters through.
(d) Give students false information.

11. There was a great movement toward greater _____________ for the peoples of Europe.
(a) Independence.
(b) War.
(c) Fear.
(d) Dependence.

12. What did Mary Wollstonecraft support?
(a) Women's rights.
(b) Equality for African Americans.
(c) Pro life.
(d) Gay rights.

13. Does the author confine his criticisms to his own nation?
(a) At first.
(b) Only later.
(c) Yes.
(d) No.

14. How has Britain's location as a pair of islands influenced the way that Britain relates to whom?
(a) The 'Non-Europeans.'
(b) The 'Continental Europeans.'
(c) The Americans.
(d) The 'Others.'

15. Who has been exclusively and specifically an intellectual and emotional companion of J.S. Mill's?
(a) His cousin.
(b) His wife.
(c) His mother.
(d) His sister.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Does Mill directly mention women in particular?

3. How does John Stuart Mill begin this chapter?

4. What did Mary publish?

5. In what did Mill have a personal hand?

(see the answer keys)

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