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On Liberty Quiz 1

1. Mill believes that the worst type of tyranny is:
- tyranny of the government
- tyranny of the majority
- tyranny of the minority
- tyranny of the rich
2. How does Mill view a democracy?
- ineffective because minorities are still omitted
- what more countries need
- a puppet regime for fascists
- as the power of the people over themselves
3. Who was Mill's self-proclaimed biggest supporter?
- his father, the utilitarian James Mill
- The King of England
- Jeremy Bentham
- His wife, Harriet Taylor
4. Where was Mill from?
- United States of America
- England
- Germany
- France
5. Society can impose its influence on individuals if:
- never, no matter what
- an individual is a risk to others
- they deem it necessary
- an individual is putting himself in danger
6. Who should not be independent of society's rule?
- children and undeveloped minds
- minorities
- women
- everyone
7. If a person is able to, and does not stop harm from coming to another, is he/she responsible?
- yes
- n/a
- no
- n/a
8. Society, as Mill sees it, encourages:
- poverty
- conformity
- uniqueness
- violence
9. An opinion should be heard if it is:
- right
- wrong
- intelligent
- all of the above, any opinion should be heard
10. The majority opinion is not necessarily right because:
- the majority is trying to hurt the minority
- they have no absolute certainty; they need to listen to others
- they are of a lower, less intelligent class
- the majority is always wrong