Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Act and rule utilitarianism both say that when you do something you should maximize happiness and minimize unhappiness for all those affected.
2. In the Primary Readings section, Bentham declares the interest of the community to be of less importance than the interest of the individual.
3. In the Primary Readings section, Mill claims that happiness is the same as contentment.
4. In the Primary Readings section, Mill insists that next to selfishness, the principal cause that makes life unsatisfactory is want of mental cultivation.
5. Singer's main point about "Ashley" is that her surgery would benefit her and her family.


1. False
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. True

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