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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 does Mill like to see among the common people of language?
(a) Similar culture.
(b) Empathy.
(c) Diversity.
(d) Religion.

2. What specifically is one thing the author addresses at the beginning of this chapter?
(a) What will be the cause of sovereignty.
(b) Who will feel the need for sovereignty.
(c) What amount of sovereignty each individual preserves over himself or herself.
(d) How will people adjust to having sovereignty.

3. From what century is Wilhelm Von Humboldt?
(a) The 19th century.
(b) The 16th century.
(c) The 18th century.
(d) The 17th century.

4. How does the author take the matter discussed in previous chapters into a deeper discussion?
(a) He delves deeper into the compromising of people in a society.
(b) He delves deeper into the effects of tyranny.
(c) He delves deeper into the individuality of people within a society.
(d) He delves deeper into the obstacles facing democracies.

5. What did Humboldt believe is the greatest goal in the holistic development of humanity?
(a) To be kind and loving.
(b) To be complete and whole.
(c) To be happy and healthy.
(d) To be religious and faithful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author believe regarding medicines?

2. Is taking a dissenting position loudly before an already angry mob free speech?

3. What does Mill say about when one might pass a village or two away from one's home?

4. Regarding the previous question, does Mill believe that this is ideal?

5. The desire that Humboldt put forth for humanity and the method of exploration that he suggests combined with whose systematic thinking and exploration of ideas all tend to assist the process of thought towards arrival at the whole truth of life and of the reality for people?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is one reason for the author discussing trade in this book?

2. How would Aristotle have worded this previous statement about nurturing?

3. How does John Stuart Mill complete this book?

4. What does Mill say about the impact of how one expresses his or her opinions?

5. What does Mill believe should be nurtured?

6. With what question does the author begin this chapter?

7. What else does the author want to do with his principles?

8. What does Mill observe about Mormons?

9. How does the author describe persecution? What causes persecution?

10. What has been the reaction to people who have trouble finding their proper place and balance within society?

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