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On Liberty Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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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 was J.S. Mill to the women's movement?
(a) A terror.
(b) A nuisance.
(c) A slight help.
(d) A dream come true.

2. The movements towards individuality that is released from intense restrictions are a sign, according to the philosopher, of what?
(a) More issues with which to deal.
(b) A return to the past.
(c) Hope for the future.
(d) Troubles to come.

3. Who is John Stuart's father?
(a) Jeremy Mill.
(b) Joshua Mill.
(c) John Mill.
(d) James Mill.

4. Does the author confine his criticisms to his own nation?
(a) At first.
(b) Yes.
(c) Only later.
(d) No.

5. What does the author think of destructive attacks against an opinion?
(a) They are unwise.
(b) They useful.
(c) They are unavoidable.
(d) They are wise.

Short Answer Questions

1. He asserts his own view that even if only one individual on the entire face of the Earth holds a particular opinion that he or she can do what?

2. Where did John Stuart's father loom large in relevance during John Stuart's earliest years?

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

4. What was initially thought to be John Stuart Mill's career?

5. What does Mill directly confront regarding this issue?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author mean by liberty?

2. What is the story of Copernicus?

3. Why does the author put the idea of liberty into historical context? Does he confine his criticism to Great Britain?

4. How does John Stuart Mill begin this chapter?

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

6. How can one learn by expressing one's opinion?

7. About what do Mill and his wife write?

8. How is this author considered a philosopher?

9. With what does the book begin? Why?

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

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