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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. His knowledge could easily have been mistaken for what?

2. In what was Mill's education very strong?

3. The entire chapter is devoted to discussing what?

4. How has Britain's location as a pair of islands influenced the way that Britain relates to whom?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does John Stuart Mill begin this chapter?

2. What does Mill explain about Europeans and their sense of unity?

3. What movements are taking place during Mill's time in Great Britain and Europe?

4. With what does the book begin? Why?

5. What does the author say about tyranny?

6. What is thought of Copernicus' knowledge now?

7. What does Mill believe about freedoms of speech?

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

9. What does the author mean by liberty?

10. How is tyranny a threat to democracy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mill discusses the matter of persecution in general as a reaction of people to others.

Part 1) According to Mill, what is persecution? Is this an adequate definition? Why or why not?

Part 2) How does one begin to persecute another? Why do people persecute others? What causes this desire to persecute? How can it be stopped?

Part 3) When does control in society to keep order turn into persecution? Where can this line be drawn?

Part 4) Does persecution exist in our society today? If so, why? How? If not, why not?

Essay Topic 2

When the author refers to liberty, he means societal liberty.

Part 1) What is meant by societal liberty? Why is this important to Mill?

Part 2) What are his opinions on societal liberty? How have the opinions come about?

Part 3) How does he question his own and others' beliefs about liberty? Why does he study liberty and its affects on individuals and society?

Essay Topic 3

The author is interested in figuring out how the principles of this book can be applied.

Part 1) What principles does the author discuss in this book? Why does the author desire to see how they can be applied?

Part 2) How does the author go about testing these principles in society? How successful might these principles be in real life situations? Why?

Part 3) Have these principles been applied to our society? Explain.

Part 4) How important is it to test theories? Why?

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