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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. What does the basis of government depend upon according to Locke?
(a) The origin of property.
(b) The sanctity of marriage.
(c) The prevention of cruelty.
(d) The need for order.

2. What does Filmer propose is the cause for men being denied freedom?
(a) Adam's creation.
(b) Short lifespans.
(c) Lack of property ownership.
(d) Illiteracy.

3. What distinction does Locke make regarding gender and power?
(a) Locke says power lies in the hands of the mother.
(b) Locke says Adam has control over his wife Eve.
(c) Locke says that both Adam and Eve have equal power.
(d) Locke says gender inequalities prevent power equality.

4. What does Locke disagree with Filmer about concerning the rights of the first man in the world?
(a) The right to fight.
(b) The right to governance.
(c) The right to procreate.
(d) The right to acquire property.

5. What relationship of power does Locke think is hard to understand?
(a) Fatherhood where children are the property of the father.
(b) Slaves and slave owners.
(c) Kings and queens.
(d) Men and women.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has joint dominion over the children in Locke's opinion?

2. What is the relationship between surviving children when a father dies, according to Filmer?

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

4. To whom does Locke think a child owes the most?

5. Which book in the bible discusses the creation of animals?

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