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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the only two ways that kings can come to power, according to Filmer?

2. Why it is important to figure out the right of inheritance?

3. What fact does Locke believe refutes Filmer's claims?

4. What two things does Locke feel are conflated?

5. According to Filmer in the First Treatise what does the bible prove?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does divine rights imply?

2. Describe some effects on inheritance mentioned in the bible and cited by Locke.

3. What does Locke say about Adam's heir's relationship to other creatures?

4. What kind of power is the right of supremacy?

5. What does Locke say the passage of Genesis proves about man's relationship to others?

6. According to Locke, what does the Patriarcha treatise say about freedom?

7. What does Filmer base most of his arguments upon?

8. What does Locke say about the rights of the mother?

9. Describe what Locke says about the relationship of men and women.

10. Describe who Filmer believes the heir to power should be.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Locke describes inalienable rights of man in society whether he is engaged in war or peace. What are they? Describe what this means for man's individual liberty whether he has a monarch or elected government. Provide supporting evidence for your argument from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Locke describes man's safety in nature and in society. Is man safer in nature than in society? Why does man join society and what does society offer him? Explain whether you think man acquires or loses safety when he joins society, using evidence from the book to validate your theory.

Essay Topic 3

According to Locke, what significance does birthright have in determining a person's right to rule? Write about the role of inheritance in creating a government for the people according to Locke.

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