Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill

1. What is the main principle of Utilitarianism?

A) The categorical imperative
B) The golden mean
C) The social contract
D) The greatest happiness principle

2. Who is the author of 'Utilitarianism'?

A) Friedrich Nietzsche
B) John Stuart Mill
C) Jeremy Bentham
D) Immanuel Kant

3. What does Mill identify as higher pleasures?

A) Sensory pleasures
B) Intellectual and moral pleasures
C) Physical pleasures
D) Material pleasures

4. Mill differentiates between which two types of pleasures?

A) Higher and lower pleasures
B) Temporary and permanent pleasures
C) Immediate and delayed pleasures
D) Natural and artificial pleasures

5. How does Mill respond to the objection that utilitarianism is a doctrine worthy only of swine?

A) He agrees and states that life is irrational
B) He supports only physical pleasure
C) He argues for the superiority of higher pleasures
D) He dismisses all forms of pleasure as unimportant

6. In the context of Utilitarianism, what is 'utility'?

A) The physical strength of a person
B) The level of education achieved
C) The amount of money earned
D) The overall well-being and happiness produced

7. What role does Mill assign to individual liberty?

A) Essential for personal happiness
B) A potential source of unhappiness
C) Secondary to societal control
D) Irrelevant to utility

8. Utilitarianism evaluates actions based on their outcomes. What type of ethics is it considered?

A) Consequentialist
B) Virtue ethics
C) Relativistic
D) Deontological

9. In Utilitarianism, how is the term 'greatest happiness' defined?

A) Eliminating all forms of pain
B) Maximizing total wealth in society
C) Ensuring absolute freedom for individuals
D) Maximizing pleasure for the greatest number

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