Philosophical Movements MCQs with Answers

According to J.S. Mill, which type of pleasures are considered lower pleasures?

• A.Intellectual pleasures
• B.Bodily pleasures
• C.Aesthetic pleasures
• D.Moral pleasures

What type of hedonism is attributed to Herbert Spencer?

• A.Rational hedonism
• B.Psychological hedonism
• C.Evolutionary hedonism
• D.Ethical hedonism

According to Aristotle, which of the following belongs to the rational soul?

• A.Appetitive faculty
• B.Moral virtue
• C.Nutritive faculty
• D.Intellectual virtue

Who is the philosopher known for the statement 'Man is a law to himself'?

• A.Locke
• B.Hobbes
• C.Rousseau
• D.Butler

What is the ethical theory that emphasizes duty as the fundamental concept, according to Immanuel Kant?

• A.Hedonism
• B.Utilitarianism
• C.Virtue Ethics
• D.Deontology

What is the term used in philosophy to describe the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good?

• A.Hedonism
• B.Stoicism
• C.Utilitarianism
• D.Epicureanism

Hedonic Calculus, developed by Bentham, is known as a calculus.

• A.Seven point
• B.Five point
• C.Six point
• D.Eight point

Who among the following philosophers believed that virtue is a permanent state of mind?

• A.Plato
• B.Socrates
• C.Aristotle
• D.Immanuel Kant

What is the name of Bentham's version of hedonism that focuses on the quantity of pleasure?

• A.Quantitative hedonism
• B.Qualitative hedonism
• C.Ethical hedonism
• D.Psychological hedonism

Past Paper MCQ

The theory that 'Good consists in creating the greatest happiness for the largest number of people' is known as what?

• A.Deontology
• B.Hedonism
• C.Stoicism
• D.Utilitarianism