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Question 1.Which of the following is a characteristic of expository prose?

A. a story line

B. narration

C. a thesis statement

D. a plot

Question 2. In On Liberty, John Stuart Mill's tone is best described as

A. aphoristic and formal.

B. informal and didactic.

C. satirical and didactic.

D. formal and angry.

Question3. Utilitarianism is best defined as a philosophy that

A. encourages individuality.

B. recognizes leisure as the goal in life.

C. emphasizes internal moral values.

D. urges the greatest good for the most people.

Question 4. According to Mill, what problem results when the ascendant class makes moral choices for a society?

A. Decisions may be based on class interests.

B. The upper classes are less moralistic in their thinking.

C. Double standards exist.

D. Government is not allowed to make moral decisions.

Question 5. What does Mill call the pronouncement that "truth always triumphs over persecution"?

A. an absolute truth

B. a pleasant falsehood

C. a likely truth

D. a mere deception

Question 6. Which of the following is an example of expository prose?

A. a short story

B. a play

C. a sonnet

D. a newspaper article

Question7. In On Liberty, John Stuart Mill specifically avoids discussion of

A. civil liberty.

B. social liberty.

C. liberty of the will.

D. individual liberty.

Question 8. Which answer best explains this quotation from John Stuart Mill?

"The usefulness of an opinion is itself a matter of opinion-as disputable, as open to discussion, and requiring discussion as much as the opinion itself."

A. Only government can form correct opinions.

B. Most people's opinions are not important.

C. Opinions are completely subjective.

D. Most people are not aware of their own opinions.

Question9. Why does Mill "recapitulate" his main ideas at the end of Chapter II in On Liberty?

A. to sound important

B. to make his points memorable

C. to fill space

D. to persuade

Question10. What does Mill call the "imposition of morality" by the upper class?

A. tyranny of the majority

B. tyranny of the upper class

C. burden of the lower class

D. domination by majority

Question11. This quotation from On Liberty is an example of which expository element?

"The object of this essay is to assert one very simple principle, as entitled to govern absolutely the dealings of society with the individual in the way of compulsion and control, whether the means used be physical force in the form of legal penalties or the moral coercion of public opinion."

A. main point

B. illustration

C. thesis statement

D. example

Question12. According to Mill, what is the basic struggle that has occurred throughout history?

A. wealth against poverty

B. liberty against authority

C. government against the poor

D. liberty against slavery

Question13. In On Liberty, Mill says, "Over himself, over his body and mind, the individual is _______________."

A. in charge

B. lost

C. sovereign

D. enslaved

Question14. What does Mill say about the silencing of discussion?

A. It is an assumption of infallibility.

B. It is needed for a moral society.

C. It is expected in a moral society.

D. It is an assumption of fallibility.

Question15. Why were Mill's ideas considered radical for their time?

A. Mill opposed government.

B. Mill rejected the Victorian concept of the collective good.

C. Mill believed that common opinions are not always best for society.

D. Mill believed that education and instruction are detrimental to children.

Question16. What is the purpose of most expository writing?

A. to entertain

B. to satirize

C. to share anecdotes

D. to explain a concept

Question17. What is a main reason that students should write expository prose?

A. to practice writing narratives

B. to summarize the main concepts of philosophy

C. to understand the process of stating and supporting a thesis

D. to gain a better understanding of how the parts of plot fit together

Question18. To which example of refusing to hear an opinion does Mill refer in On Liberty?

A. the death of Socrates

B. the death of Aristotle

C. the death of Plato

D. the banning of Dante's writings

Question19. In On Liberty, Mill describes which great orator by saying, "he always studied his adversary's case with as great, if not still greater, intensity than even his own"?

A. Aristotle

B. Plato

C. Calvin

D. Cicero

Question20. What does Mill mean when he says, "Both teachers and learners go to sleep at their post as soon as there is no enemy in the field"?

A. Education stifles free thought.

B. Thinkers do not defend their ideas and views unless they are challenged.

C. Scholarship should concentrate on objective facts instead of opinions.

D. Students should accept everything their teachers say without question.

Question21. What concept does Mill describe as " so much a question of the reconciling and combining opposites . . . it had to be made by the rough process of combatants fighting under hostile banners"?

A. opinion

B. justice

C. liberty

D. truth

Question22. Which church does Mill describe as making a "broad separation between those who can be permitted to receive its doctrines on conviction and those who must accept them on trust"?

A. the Catholic Church

B. the Mormon Church

C. the Lutheran Church

D. the Methodist Church

Question23. What does Mill suggest about the system of beliefs known as the Christian faith?

A. It encourages discussion.

B. Its ideal is passive and negative.

C. It is based on upper class objectives.

D. It is based on paganism.

Question24. What idea does Mill express in this quotation?

"Not the violent conflict between parts of the truth, but the quiet suppression of half of it, is formidable evil; there is always hope when people are forced to listen to both sides..."

A. The argument that is most loudly voiced is usually correct.

B. Hearing both sides of an argument brings people closer to truth.

C. It is evil to hide the truth.

D. It is subversive to incite debate and disagreement.

Question25. Which of the following ideas is contrary to the "distinct grounds" on which Mill defends his views about opinion?

A. Silenced opinion assumes everyone is in agreement.

B. Subjecting opinion to the opposing side is very important.

C. An opinion's value is based on the worth of the person expressing the opinion.

D. An opinion needs to be subjected to one's own reasoning and experience.

Question26. Which chapter of On Liberty is most anthologized?

A. "Introductory"

B. "Applications"

C. "Of Individuality"

D. "Of the Limits to the Authority of Society over the Individual"

Question27. According to Mill, authority may limit the liberty of the individual when

A. the individual is thoughtful of society.

B. the individual is a nuisance to others.

C. the individual is a part of the governmental structure.

D. the individual is a woman.

Question28. What does Mill mean with this quotation from On Liberty?

"Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of."

A. Originality is of no use to people who always conform.

B. Conformists appreciate original thoughts.

C. Unoriginal minds can find a use for many things.

D. Originality is very important to conformists.

Question29. What is Mill's stance on the equality of women?

A. Women should remain second-class citizens in society.

B. Women should receive the same rights and liberties as men.

C. Women have too much liberty in this day and age.

D. Women should function in a separate sphere from men.

Question30. How does Mill compare human nature to a tree?

A. It grows and develops itself on all sides.

B. It is rooted in the natural world.

C. Its branches reach for fulfillment.

D. It makes proper kindling.

Question31. In On Liberty, Mill says, "It is not because men's desires are strong that they act ill; it is because their __________ are weak."

A. constitutions

B. minds

C. hopes

D. consciences

Question32. Which of the following is an example of an expository writer considering an audience?

A. defining terms in an introductory-level textbook

B. including much background in an advanced textbook

C. freely expressing an author's emotion

D. making a general statement without supporting it

Question33. Victorian society was characterized by

A. impulsiveness and exuberance.

B. restraint and morality.

C. indolence and impassivity.

D. activity and indecency.

Question34. What does Mill say about independence in Victorian society?

A. Most people understand individuality.

B. Most people get lost in the crowd.

C. Few people conform to the tyranny of opinion.

D. Few people believe in working together.

Question35. What is the government's role in conformity according to Mill?

A. The government stresses individuality.

B. The government functions in a laissez-faire (hands-off) manner.

C. The government plays no role in conformity.

D. The government is the organ of tendencies and instincts.

Question36. Which answer best defines the phrase "frame of reference"?

A. the complementary information used to understand something

B. the filter through which a person perceives the world

C. the ulterior motive for learning something new

D. the governmental perspective within society

Question37. What does Mill ask the audience to do fter reading his essay?

A. act immediately

B. wait for an eccentric to implement the ideas

C. discuss the ideas

D. implement the ideas in government but not the private sector

Question38. Mill appeals to which sentiment with this quotation?

"The greatness of England is now all collective: individually small, we only appear capable of anything great by our habit of combining; and with this our moral and religious philanthropists are perfectly contented. But it was men of another stamp that made England what it has been; and men of another stamp will be needed to prevent its decline."

A. patriotism

B. arrogance

C. pride

D. morality

Question39. Mill believes that the teaching and training of youth should be complemented with

A. discussion.

B. lecture.

C. experience.

D. education abroad.

Question40. Which term best describes Mill's language in the essay?

A. manipulative

B. arrogant

C. muddled

D. direct

Question41. Mill defines a situation in which popular opinion represses individual thought as

A. universal truth.

B. natural law.

C. tyranny of opinion.

D. majority rule.

Question42. What is the responsibility of a reader when reading an expository essay?

A. to disagree with the author's opinion

B. to identify the elements of plot

C. to agree with the author's opinion

D. to recognize what the author is asking the reader to do

Question43. According to Mill, who builds the customs of society?

A. people who do not conform

B. people who conform

C. people who enforce laws

D. people who break laws

Question44. Which philosopher is cited by Mill as saying, "The one great offence of man is self-will"?

A. Dante

B. Calvin

C. Humboldt

D. Carlyle

Question45. What does Mill refer to as "collective mediocrity"?

A. small cliques in society

B. the masses

C. the upper classes

D. the lower classes

Question46. Which of the following is an insult Mill uses about society's collective intellect?

A. "present low state of the human mind"

B. "dumb as doorknobs"

C. "of one broken mind"

D. "leaning on the hope of more understanding"

Question47. How does Mill see eccentricity?

A. stagnation

B. collective mediocrity

C. mental vigor

D. a dangerous practice

Question48. According to Mill, if a person's conduct affects "the interests of no persons besides himself. . . in _______________ such cases, there should be perfect freedom, legal and social, to do the action and stand the consequences."

A. some

B. few

C. most

D. all

Question49. This quote from On Liberty represents which philosophy?

"No person is an entirely isolated being; it is impossible for a person to do nything seriously or permanently hurtful to himself without mischief reaching at least to his near connections, and often far beyond them."

A. hedonism

B. Utilitarianism

C. romanticism

D. naturalism

Question50. What is significant about this quotation from On Liberty?

"A person whose desires and impulses are his own-are the expression of his own nature, as it has been developed and modified by his own culture-is said to have a character."

A. Mill contradicts himself.

B. Desires and impulses may be used positively to define individuals.

C. People respected impulsiveness in Victorian society.

D. A person who has desires and impulses is weak and lacks self-control.