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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-5, pp. 115-139.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Filmer, who is considered the father of subjects in a monarchy?
(a) Royal princes.
(b) The royal priest.
(c) The king.
(d) God.

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

3. According to Locke, to whom did God give the power of dominion?
(a) Royalty.
(b) Parents.
(c) Slave owners.
(d) Adam and Eve.

4. According to Locke, what right do men have regarding murderers?
(a) The right to take his slaves.
(b) The right to take his wife.
(c) The right to kill a murderer in the state of nature.
(d) The right to take his property.

5. What does Filmer's logic imply about succeeding monarchs?
(a) They are much weaker than the first monarch.
(b) They win the right to rule through a debate.
(c) They must prove their right to rule through one-on-one combat.
(d) They get their rights to rule from the first monarch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only thing that Locke can find in the scriptures pertaining to power and God?

2. What was dominion measured in during this time?

3. What two things does Filmore say are necessary for absolute monarchy to work?

4. What commandment applies to men and women according to Locke?

5. What claim of Filmer's does Locke dispute?

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