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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10, pp. 37-73.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What order did the first man in the world receive from God?
(a) To buy property.
(b) To multiply and populate the world.
(c) To create a house.
(d) To create a house.

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

3. What distinction does Locke make regarding gender and power?
(a) Locke says that both Adam and Eve have equal power.
(b) Locke says power lies in the hands of the mother.
(c) Locke says Adam has control over his wife Eve.
(d) Locke says gender inequalities prevent power equality.

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

5. Who offers a compelling argument in favor of the right to rule?
(a) Adam.
(b) Locke.
(c) Filmer.
(d) Eve.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose absolute authority does Locke question?

2. What happens upon the death of Adam according to Filmer?

3. What does Filmer's logic imply about succeeding monarchs?

4. What biblical book connects monarchy with the commandment to honor thy father?

5. What relationship of power does Locke think is hard to understand?

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