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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. What must this clash of opposition do to be good?

2. Was Mill an advocate for the women's rights movement?

3. In what work of this ancient philosopher does he refer to factions within a political system?

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

5. What was part of the work of these two friends?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. About what do Mill and his wife write?

7. Describe Mill and his wife's relationship.

8. Why is it rare that one has complete freedom as long as one does not oppress or oppose the will of others?

9. What does Mill believe about freedoms of speech?

10. What role does John Stuart Mill play in the women's movement?

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

Mill discusses the matter of Free Trade.

Part 1) What is meant by free trade? Why does he discuss this?

Part 2) What does the author have to say about free trade? Is this an adequate discussion? Why or why not?

Part 3) How does free trade work in our society? Is what Mill says in this book relevant and realistic in our society? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Mill has a strong opinion regarding personal behavior.

Part 1) Describe Mill's opinion of how one should act. Why does he have such a strong opinion about this?

Part 2) What is the connection between the way Mill believes one should behave and tyranny?

Part 3) Do you agree with Mill's opinion of proper behavior? Why or why not?

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