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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 biblical book connects monarchy with the commandment to honor thy father?
(a) Exodus.
(b) Revelation.
(c) Genesis.
(d) Proverbs.

2. What claim of Filmer's does Locke dispute?
(a) That cannibalism is acceptable.
(b) That God gave men dominion over women.
(c) That mothers have equal shares in begetting children.
(d) That children have the right to leave their homes.

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

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

5. What does Sir Robert conclude about the use of the term "children of men"?
(a) That the children of men had power over Adam.
(b) That the children of men would be oppressed.
(c) That it did not pertain to Adam who had no father.
(d) That the children of men were born to serve.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who offers a compelling argument in favor of the right to rule?

3. To whom does Locke think a child owes the most?

4. What is the basis of sovereignty of monarchs in the First Treatise?

5. What two titles push the theory of sovereignty, according to Locke?

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