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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. Who in the First Treatise does not have subjects to govern?
(a) Adam.
(b) King James.
(c) Patriacha.
(d) God.

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

3. What is used to justify royal authority in the First Treatise?
(a) The belief that royalty are born with absolute power.
(b) The power exercised by mothers over children.
(c) The subjugation of children to the rule of the father.
(d) The need for governance.

4. What does Sir Robert conclude about the use of the term "children of men"?
(a) That the children of men had power over Adam.
(b) That the children of men were born to serve.
(c) That it did not pertain to Adam who had no father.
(d) That the children of men would be oppressed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From whom do monarchs derive power?

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

3. What does Filmer propose is the cause for men being denied freedom?

4. In Genesis, when were men and other living creatures created?

5. According to Locke, to whom did God give the power of dominion?

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