What did John Locke do that eventually brought him into the center of English political life?
A) He supervised a successful liver operation on the future Earl of Shaftesbury.
B) He graduated from Oxford University with a degree in political science.
C) He was elected a member of parliament from a London suburb.
D) He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society.
E) He fought against King Charles I in the English civil war of the 1640s.
Answer: A
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