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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. 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 acquire property.
(d) The right to procreate.

2. What does Locke say he cannot find proof for in the First Treatise?
(a) Adam's right to be supreme.
(b) The royalty's claim to rule by divine right through the sovereignty of Adam.
(c) That slavery is legal.
(d) That ordinary men can own property.

3. Which book in the bible discusses the creation of animals?
(a) Deuteronomy.
(b) Proverbs.
(c) Genesis.
(d) Psalms.

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

5. What does Filmer claim is the relationship between men and creatures?
(a) Men live in opposition to all creatures.
(b) Men are equal to all creatures.
(c) Men consume all creatures.
(d) Men have sole ownership over all creatures.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who questions the details of rulership?

2. What does Filmer call the relationship between a man and his parents?

3. What does Filmer believe about the relationship between men and parents?

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

5. What effect does Locke feel that Filmer's comparison of powers have?

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