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

2. What belief, according to Locke, prevents the right to natural freedom?
(a) Slavery.
(b) Divine right to rule.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Migration.

3. According to Filmer in the First Treatise what does the bible prove?
(a) The right to assemble.
(b) The grant of government.
(c) The right to bear arms.
(d) The right to assemble.

4. How does Locke differ in his perception of Eve as compared to Filmer?
(a) Locke believes that Eve was powerless.
(b) Locke believes that Eve controlled all the power in her relationship with Adam.
(c) Locke does not believe that Eve had to be subjected to the power of Adam.
(d) Locke argues that Eve was a warrior.

5. What two powers are considered identical by Filmer?
(a) The right to own a slave and the right to fight.
(b) The power of the fathers and the power of kings.
(c) The right to own property and the right to marry someone of your own choice.
(d) The power of marriage and the power of childbirth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Filmer think is an ideal monarch?

2. What does Filmer claim is the relationship between men and creatures?

3. The king's right to supremacy over subjects is similar to what other power mentioned in the first five chapters of the book?

4. Who is described by Filmer as possibly having absolute power as a monarch?

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

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