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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10, pp. 37-73.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Locke think a child owes the most?
(a) Mother.
(b) God.
(c) Father.
(d) Society.

2. What is used to justify royal authority in the First Treatise?
(a) The belief that royalty are born with absolute power.
(b) The power exercised by mothers over children.
(c) The need for governance.
(d) The subjugation of children to the rule of the father.

3. What claim of Filmer's does Locke dispute?
(a) That cannibalism is acceptable.
(b) That mothers have equal shares in begetting children.
(c) That children have the right to leave their homes.
(d) That God gave men dominion over women.

4. What does Filmer believe about the relationship between men and parents?
(a) That it is contentious.
(b) That is the source of all conflict in society.
(c) That men are subjugated to the will of their parents.
(d) That it is irrelevant.

5. What fact does Locke believe refutes Filmer's claims?
(a) The birth of Adam.
(b) The slave owner's rights.
(c) The property owner's rights.
(d) The sovereignty shared between parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose absolute authority does Locke question?

2. What distinction does Locke make regarding gender and power?

3. What does Filmer's logic imply about succeeding monarchs?

4. What important argument does Locke refute in the First Treatise?

5. What rights does Locke believe that Adam's heir possesses in relation to these creatures?

(see the answer key)

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