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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, pp. 73-112.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What rights does Filmer believe should be given to the descendants of the heir?
(a) Right to marry.
(b) Right to have slaves.
(c) Right to own property.
(d) Right of inheritance of power.

2. In the First Treatise, what does Locke believe that the book Patriacha actually promotes?
(a) That religion is inconsequential.
(b) That all men are free.
(c) That all men are slaves.
(d) That the ruler must be male.

3. Why is it important to explain inheritance in the First Treatise?
(a) To determine who populates the world.
(b) To determine who has the right to own slaves.
(c) To determine who has the right to rule.
(d) To determine who survives the Flood.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What rights does Locke believe that Adam's heir possesses in relation to these creatures?

2. What two things does Locke feel are conflated?

3. Which kings does Locke discuss?

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

5. What is Filmer's basis for the rule of princes?

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