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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 was the right of succession practiced in the commonwealth?
(a) The eldest son inherits the property and right to rule.
(b) The most powerful family dominates.
(c) The family with royal connections dominates.
(d) The wealthiest family dominates.

2. From whom do monarchs derive power?
(a) Adam and his power of fatherhood.
(b) Their property.
(c) Their children.
(d) Their subjects.

3. What does political power involve?
(a) The transfer of property.
(b) The making of laws.
(c) The right to speak.
(d) The right to dominate.

4. What quality does Filmer determine that all rulers must possess?
(a) They must offer strong leadership.
(b) They must be gentle.
(c) They must be fair-minded.
(d) They must be descendants of Adam.

5. What order did the first man in the world receive from God?
(a) To buy property.
(b) To multiply and populate the world.
(c) To create a house.
(d) To create a house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What belief, according to Locke, prevents the right to natural freedom?

2. What two powers are vastly different according to Locke?

3. What is Filmer's basis for the rule of princes?

4. When a father dies, onto whom does parental duty fall?

5. What does the commonwealth give men?

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