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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was limiting Copernicus' sharing of his knowledge?
(a) His was was extremely unpopular and met with much opposition.
(b) His view was hardly noticed by others, so his opinions were ignored.
(c) His view was extremely popular, so others did not dispute it.
(d) His view was extremely unpopular and met with a great deal of derision and persecution.

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

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

4. In what subjects was his education clearly weak?
(a) Science and humanities.
(b) Art and humanities.
(c) Science and mathematics.
(d) Mathematics and humanities.

5. According to Mill, should women bear the full rights of citizenship?
(a) Not completely.
(b) Yes.
(c) Not until they are married.
(d) No.

6. In Mill's case, does he typically mean violent factions?
(a) Only at first.
(b) No.
(c) Yes.
(d) Somewhat.

7. What was part of the work of these two friends?
(a) To face and address some difficult mathematical equations.
(b) To face and address the issue of art of their time becoming stale and boring.
(c) To face and address some of the least popular aspects of culture.
(d) To face and address the issue of nuclear war.

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

9. What does Mill indicate are all deeply important in how the freedom of each individual is affected by that of the others?
(a) Men's public opinions.
(b) Men's public opinions, women's and the laws of the nation.
(c) The laws of the nation and men's public opinions.
(d) Men and women's public opinions.

10. What does the author makes clear when he refers to liberty?
(a) He means governmental liberty.
(b) He means personal liberty.
(c) He means societal liberty.
(d) He means religious liberty.

11. The Europeans want an increase in rights for whom?
(a) The wealthy.
(b) The elderly.
(c) A smaller portion of the populace.
(d) A larger portion of the populace.

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

13. For how long was this woman his close companion?
(a) A very long time.
(b) An average amount of time.
(c) A somewhat short time.
(d) A very short time.

14. 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 trust him.
(c) Should readers not understand from where he is coming.
(d) Should readers want to hear stories from the past.

15. What is a danger of more democracy?
(a) Frustration.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Tyranny.
(d) Misunderstanding.

Short Answer Questions

1. There was a great movement toward greater _____________ for the peoples of Europe.

2. What is another major benefit of giving freedom and safety to voice individual opinions within society?

3. Who is Mill's ancient predecessor?

4. Over whom did Copernicus have a superior knowledge of this knowledge?

5. Why is this an additional responsibility?

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