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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16- 19, pp. 205 - 240.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does man give up by joining a community?
(a) Some of his natural liberty.
(b) Spiritual power.
(c) Mental power.
(d) Physical power.

2. What is the main reason men enter into communities?
(a) To learn laws.
(b) To become rulers.
(c) To preserve property.
(d) To buy property.

3. What does Locke argue the power should not be used for?
(a) To destroy or enslave the members of society.
(b) To wage war.
(c) To destroy a neighbor's property.
(d) To own property.

4. What does paternal authority imply?
(a) That monarchs will not survive.
(b) That men live for a long time.
(c) That there can only be one king in the world.
(d) That the authority of kings will be challenged.

5. Why is political power important?
(a) For the right to get married.
(b) For the making of laws to govern society.
(c) For the right to own slaves.
(d) For the right to share your opinion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Locke call the use of power beyond what is considered right and good?

2. What does Locke say is protected by law and cannot be taken away by a ruler?

3. What important question does Locke debate about Noah and his sons?

4. What was the right of succession practiced in the commonwealth?

5. Whose absolute authority does Locke question?

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