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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The First Treatise of Government, Chapters 1-5, pp. 5-36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the First Treatise, in whom is power vested?
(a) Adam and descendants.
(b) Locke and his followers.
(c) Filmer and his followers.
(d) King James.

2. What does Filmer call the relationship between a man and his parents?
(a) The inheritance of kings.
(b) Royal or fatherly authority.
(c) Painful subjugation.
(d) The vested power.

3. Who does Filmer think is an ideal monarch?
(a) A despot.
(b) An absolute ruler.
(c) Eternally youthful.
(d) Ineffectual.

4. What is Locke's conclusion pertaining to the knowledge contained in the biblical scripture?
(a) That God decreed that Adam be king.
(b) That God said Eve was subservient to Adam's will.
(c) That it was not a grant from God to have power of all men.
(d) That slavery was acceptable.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the First Treatise, what does Locke believe that the book Patriacha actually promotes?

2. What does Locke say he cannot find proof for in the First Treatise?

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

4. What distinction does Locke make regarding gender and power?

5. Who in the First Treatise does not have subjects to govern?

(see the answer key)

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