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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has been exclusively and specifically an intellectual and emotional companion of J.S. Mill's?

2. In what did Mill sincerely believe regarding women?

3. Why is this an additional responsibility?

4. Why does the author go on to put this liberty into historical context?

5. The entire chapter is devoted to discussing what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is tyranny a threat to democracy?

4. What does Mill believe about freedoms of speech?

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

6. What does the author discuss regarding controlling people?

7. What does John Stuart Mill say about his wife? Why?

8. Describe Mill's education.

9. What does the author say about tyranny?

10. How do Mill's thoughts about liberty pertain to women?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

John Stuart Mill is a home-schooled philosopher.

Part 1) Describe Mill's education. How has his education prepared him for his future as a journalist and civil rights advocate?

Part 2) Compare his education to you own. What aspects of each do you believe are beneficial? Why?

Part 3) If his education had been different or non-existent, how might this have changed his life? So, how influential was his education on his life's work?

Essay Topic 2

Wilhelm Von Humboldt was a nineteenth century German philosopher.

Part 1) Why is Humboldt included in this book? What does he have to say about liberty?

Part 2) Compare Humboldt's beliefs to Mill's. How are these valid opinions? Does Humboldt adequately back his own claims? Explain.

Part 3) Do you agree with Humboldt? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

This book is relevant today.

Part 1) What four points in this book do you feel are the most relevant? Why?

Part 2) This book is relevant in our society, but is it relevant in all societies? Why or why not?

Part 3) What would JS Mill think about the relevancy of this throughout the world? Would he expect it to impact all people? Why or why not?

Part 4) How is this book relevant to you, specifically? How might this book change your view of life and liberty?

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