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Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill - Quiz
  • 1. What is the main principle of Utilitarianism?
A) The greatest happiness principle
B) The categorical imperative
C) The golden mean
D) The social contract
  • 2. Who is the author of 'Utilitarianism'?
A) Jeremy Bentham
B) John Stuart Mill
C) Immanuel Kant
D) Friedrich Nietzsche
  • 3. What does Mill identify as higher pleasures?
A) Sensory pleasures
B) Physical pleasures
C) Material pleasures
D) Intellectual and moral pleasures
  • 4. What role does Mill assign to individual liberty?
A) Essential for personal happiness
B) Secondary to societal control
C) A potential source of unhappiness
D) Irrelevant to utility
  • 5. Utilitarianism evaluates actions based on their outcomes. What type of ethics is it considered?
A) Relativistic
B) Virtue ethics
C) Consequentialist
D) Deontological
  • 6. Mill differentiates between which two types of pleasures?
A) Natural and artificial pleasures
B) Immediate and delayed pleasures
C) Higher and lower pleasures
D) Temporary and permanent pleasures
  • 7. In Utilitarianism, how is the term 'greatest happiness' defined?
A) Eliminating all forms of pain
B) Maximizing pleasure for the greatest number
C) Maximizing total wealth in society
D) Ensuring absolute freedom for individuals
  • 8. In the context of Utilitarianism, what is 'utility'?
A) The overall well-being and happiness produced
B) The amount of money earned
C) The level of education achieved
D) The physical strength of a person
  • 9. How does Mill respond to the objection that utilitarianism is a doctrine worthy only of swine?
A) He supports only physical pleasure
B) He agrees and states that life is irrational
C) He dismisses all forms of pleasure as unimportant
D) He argues for the superiority of higher pleasures
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