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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. Who is described by Filmer as possibly having absolute power as a monarch?
(a) Adam.
(b) Eve.
(c) King James.
(d) A property owner.

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

3. What is the only thing that Locke can find in the scriptures pertaining to power and God?
(a) The commandment "love thy neighbor."
(b) Divine right of kings.
(c) The commandment "honor thy father."
(d) Right to slavery and ownership of property.

4. In Genesis, when were men and other living creatures created?
(a) On different days.
(b) After the apple was eaten.
(c) On the same day.
(d) When Noak's Ark came ashore.

5. Who does Filmer attribute the power of fatherhood?
(a) All men.
(b) King James.
(c) Adam.
(d) All kings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What order did the first man in the world receive from God?

2. What belief does Locke not challenge in the First Treatise?

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

4. Who questions the details of rulership?

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

(see the answer key)

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