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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The First Treatise of Government, Chapters 1-5, pp. 5-36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which book in the bible discusses the creation of animals?
(a) Proverbs.
(b) Genesis.
(c) Psalms.
(d) Deuteronomy.

2. What two powers are considered identical by Filmer?
(a) The right to own property and the right to marry someone of your own choice.
(b) The power of marriage and the power of childbirth.
(c) The right to own a slave and the right to fight.
(d) The power of the fathers and the power of kings.

3. What is the only thing that Locke can find in the scriptures pertaining to power and God?
(a) The commandment "love thy neighbor."
(b) The commandment "honor thy father."
(c) Right to slavery and ownership of property.
(d) Divine right of kings.

4. Who questions the details of rulership?
(a) Filmer.
(b) King James.
(c) Locke.
(d) Adam.

5. The king's right to supremacy over subjects is similar to what other power mentioned in the first five chapters of the book?
(a) The court jester's desire to flatter the monarch.
(b) Adam's right to supremacy over his family.
(c) The head of slaves to other slaves.
(d) Filmer over his followers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What order did the first man in the world receive from God?

2. What does Filmer believe about the relationship between men and parents?

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

4. What does Filmer claim is the relationship between men and creatures?

5. In Genesis, when were men and other living creatures created?

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