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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which son of Adam is the oldest?
(a) Locke.
(b) Abel.
(c) Cain.
(d) Noah.

2. Who does Filmer think is an ideal monarch?
(a) A despot.
(b) Ineffectual.
(c) Eternally youthful.
(d) An absolute ruler.

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

4. According to Filmer in the First Treatise what does the bible prove?
(a) The grant of government.
(b) The right to assemble.
(c) The right to bear arms.
(d) The right to assemble.

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

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

7. What kind of government does Exodus imply according to Filmer?
(a) Democracy.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Cannibalism.
(d) Monarchy.

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

9. To support what theory does Locke employ numerous citations?
(a) The equality of power between both parents.
(b) The right to own slaves.
(c) The need for subservience in children.
(d) The divine right to rule inherited by Adam.

10. How does Filmer define the relationship between man and other creatures?
(a) Man fights with other creatures.
(b) Man has the right to use creatures.
(c) Man is subservient to other creatures.
(d) Man and other creatures are equal.

11. How could the premise of divine rights be destroyed?
(a) If power is not handed down from son to son.
(b) If God does not exist.
(c) If Noah divided the world among his sons.
(d) If paternal authority only came from Adam.

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

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

14. What kinds of goods does the first-born child inherit?
(a) Property only.
(b) Right to control siblings only.
(c) The right to rule and control over the entire kingdom and its possessions.
(d) Slaves only.

15. Which descendant of Adam escapes the flood?
(a) Noah.
(b) Abel.
(c) Filmer.
(d) Cain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Filmer propose is the cause for men being denied freedom?

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

3. What does the basis of government depend upon according to Locke?

4. According to Locke, to whom did God give the power of dominion?

5. What happens if the world has more than one king?

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