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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-5, pp. 115-139.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What important argument does Locke refute in the First Treatise?
(a) That people must live peacefully together.
(b) That men and women are equal.
(c) That Adam had the right to private dominion and absolute power over other men.
(d) That governments can have slaves.

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

3. What was dominion measured in during this time?
(a) The amount of goods that the first-born would inherit.
(b) Property.
(c) Size of kingdom.
(d) Slaves.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who cannot give the injured party satisfaction?

2. What event is Noah most often associated with?

3. What is the only thing that Locke can find in the scriptures pertaining to power and God?

4. Which book in the bible discusses the creation of animals?

5. What right does Locke believe all men have?

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