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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11- 15, pp. 182 - 204.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what country does Locke discuss the occurrence of cannibalism?
(a) England.
(b) Peru.
(c) France.
(d) China.

2. What is used to justify royal authority in the First Treatise?
(a) The power exercised by mothers over children.
(b) The subjugation of children to the rule of the father.
(c) The need for governance.
(d) The belief that royalty are born with absolute power.

3. How does Locke say man establishes his right of property?
(a) Through slavery.
(b) Through labor he expends.
(c) Through the power of the commonwealth.
(d) Through warfare.

4. What joint power does Locke say is represented by the community?
(a) The power to be free and to self-govern.
(b) The power to create and break rules.
(c) The power of all the members in that society.
(d) The power to live wherever you want and to own property.

5. What should no human sanction oppose according to Locke?
(a) The right to fight.
(b) The preservation of mankind.
(c) The right to assembly peacefully.
(d) The right to rule.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Locke think the kind of punishment should be for a transgression less than murder?

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

3. What does Locke define political power as?

4. What does Locke believe is the fundamental law of nature?

5. What happens when people choose the form of government they want?

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