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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. The king's right to supremacy over subjects is similar to what other power mentioned in the first five chapters of the book?
(a) Filmer over his followers.
(b) The court jester's desire to flatter the monarch.
(c) Adam's right to supremacy over his family.
(d) The head of slaves to other slaves.

2. What was the rule of inheritance among families in a commonwealth?
(a) The oldest child inherits.
(b) The father decides who inherits.
(c) The royal family decides which families inherit what properties.
(d) The eldest son inherits.

3. For whom does the legislature make laws?
(a) The public good.
(b) The property owners.
(c) The children.
(d) The servants.

4. What does political power directly affect?
(a) The distribution of wealth.
(b) The disposal of property.
(c) The equality between men and women.
(d) The literacy of a nation.

5. What important argument does Locke refute in the First Treatise?
(a) That Adam had the right to private dominion and absolute power over other men.
(b) That governments can have slaves.
(c) That men and women are equal.
(d) That people must live peacefully together.

Short Answer Questions

1. What joint power does Locke say is represented by the community?

2. What does Locke think the kind of punishment should be for a transgression less than murder?

3. How do people pay for the benefit of the government's protection?

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

5. What is the one supreme power over the commonwealth?

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