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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, pp. 73-112.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Locke say he cannot find proof for in the First Treatise?
(a) That slavery is legal.
(b) The royalty's claim to rule by divine right through the sovereignty of Adam.
(c) That ordinary men can own property.
(d) Adam's right to be supreme.

3. Who is described by Filmer as possibly having absolute power as a monarch?
(a) King James.
(b) A property owner.
(c) Eve.
(d) Adam.

4. How could the premise of divine rights be destroyed?
(a) If God does not exist.
(b) If Noah divided the world among his sons.
(c) If paternal authority only came from Adam.
(d) If power is not handed down from son to son.

5. Which descendant of Adam escapes the flood?
(a) Filmer.
(b) Noah.
(c) Abel.
(d) Cain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why it is important to figure out the right of inheritance?

2. The king's right to supremacy over subjects is similar to what other power mentioned in the first five chapters of the book?

3. How does Filmer define the relationship between man and other creatures?

4. What happens if the world has more than one king?

5. Who questions the details of rulership?

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