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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. By exposing opinions, what chance are people given?
(a) To harrass others about their beliefs.
(b) To tell the truth.
(c) To continue to believe their own opinions without regard to others.
(d) To correct the mistakes of others or of enriching the consciousness of both or all those involved.

2. Who is John Stuart's brother?
(a) Justin Benjamin.
(b) Jeremy Bentham.
(c) James Brown.
(d) Joshua Bartlett.

3. By exposing opinions what can people do?
(a) Argue over who is right.
(b) Realize how much individuals disagree.
(c) Complain about one another's beliefs.
(d) Gain the opportunity of having their errors corrected.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is their friendship less unusual today?

2. Is one's opinion powerful?

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

4. What does the author think of destructive attacks against an opinion?

5. What are the additional responsibilities that will be included for a democracy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Mill's education.

2. Why must one be careful when discussing an issue or disagreeing over one's opinion?

3. How is this author considered a philosopher?

4. What does John Stuart Mill's success in helping British women get the right to vote reveal about him?

5. How does John Stuart Mill begin this chapter?

6. What is one goal of the education system in the Middle Ages?

7. What does Mill explain about Europeans and their sense of unity?

8. How can one learn by expressing one's opinion?

9. What does the author discuss regarding controlling people?

10. What does John Stuart Mill say about the education system in Great Britain in the 1800s? How can one relate to this today?

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