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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Each individual deserves the freedom to do as he or she will, as long as it follows the beliefs of the leader in power.
(c) Only some people deserve freedoms, and may oppress the oppostion's freedoms.
(d) 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.

2. When does the author believe the clash of opposition is good?
(a) When any clash occurs.
(b) When the clash is not deadly.
(c) When the clash changes both.
(d) When the clash is not violent.

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

4. In what did Mill sincerely believe regarding women?
(a) Their innate subservient behavior.
(b) The innate equality of women.
(c) Their feminine intelligence and instincts.
(d) Their inequality.

5. What is another major benefit of giving freedom and safety to voice individual opinions within society?
(a) Those who are mistaken can come to see the truth.
(b) Those who are mistaken will continue to believe only themselves.
(c) Those who know the truth can share it with others.
(d) Those who know the truth can keep it to themselves.

6. His knowledge could easily have been mistaken for what?
(a) Mere belief or opinion.
(b) Fact.
(c) Lies.
(d) Heresy.

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

8. What is another topic these two cover?
(a) Stenography.
(b) Space travel.
(c) Narcotic drugs.
(d) Various theories.

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

10. In what did Mill have a personal hand?
(a) Stiving to get prohibition stopped.
(b) Striving to get women voting rights.
(c) Striving to get women to want to vote.
(d) Striving to get African American voting rights.

11. What would the author prefer people to do, regarding opposing views?
(a) People should accept them as their own views.
(b) People should ridicule those with opposing beliefs.
(c) People should thoroughly learn the opposing viewpoint.
(d) People should ignore them.

12. Of what does the philosopher argue in favor regarding opposing views?
(a) People staying true to their own beliefs and not listening to opposing views.
(b) People learning to at least face and confront their opposition.
(c) Not considering others' faulty beliefs and views.
(d) Accepting others' beliefs as their own.

13. What can sharing views do, according to the author?
(a) Cause confusion.
(b) Cause arguments.
(c) Enhance life for everyone.
(d) Make enemies.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is John Stuart's brother?

2. How is John Stuart Mill viewed?

3. What was limiting Copernicus' sharing of his knowledge?

4. How was John Stuart's father able to support him and his work?

5. Who is Mill's ancient predecessor?

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