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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does John Stuart Mill show about the real challenge regarding one's views?
(a) It is to make sure one's views are accurate and without faults.
(b) It is to face the fact that your beliefs may be wrong.
(c) It is to face the conflict that can emerge when opinions are shared with a view to obtaining the truth of any given matter.
(d) It is to keep those views to oneself.

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

4. Who did Bentham rely upon for support in ideas?
(a) John Stuart Mill.
(b) Joshua Mill.
(c) Justin Mill.
(d) James Mill.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mill begin to set forth?

2. What does the author say happens in most cultures regarding private behavior?

3. What can sharing views do, according to the author?

4. Does the author confine his criticisms to his own nation?

5. Have the British been connected to this European relationship?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the author put the idea of liberty into historical context? Does he confine his criticism to Great Britain?

2. What was exposed by this aspect of the Middle Ages education system?

3. What is said about Aristotle regarding tyranny in this chapter?

4. What movements are taking place during Mill's time in Great Britain and Europe?

5. What had Mary Wollstonecraft done for the women's movement?

6. What does Mill believe about freedoms of speech?

7. What does the author mean by liberty?

8. What does the author discuss regarding controlling people?

9. How is tyranny a threat to democracy?

10. How does John Stuart Mill begin this chapter?

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