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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11- 15, pp. 182 - 204.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Locke believe contradicts civil society?
(a) Natural freedom.
(b) Freedom to vote.
(c) Freedom of speech.
(d) Absolute monarchy.

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

3. What two powers are considered identical by Filmer?
(a) The right to own a slave and the right to fight.
(b) The right to own property and the right to marry someone of your own choice.
(c) The power of marriage and the power of childbirth.
(d) The power of the fathers and the power of kings.

4. When a father dies, onto whom does parental duty fall?
(a) The child.
(b) The mother.
(c) The judge.
(d) The stepfather.

5. What two things does Filmore say are necessary for absolute monarchy to work?
(a) That the power does not die with Adam, and that it continues through generations.
(b) That the people remain ignorant and powerless.
(c) That the kings fight to maintain control and never concede defeat.
(d) That the citizens accept it, and that some people are slaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two things does Locke feel are conflated?

2. Why is political power important?

3. What risk does Locke determine war creates for man?

4. What does the rule of having only one king in the world depend upon?

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

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