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What ancient question does Hobbes apply to critique false religious doctrines?
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"Quid pro quo?"
"Cui bono?"
"Et tu, Brute?"
"Quo vadis?"
Why does Hobbes argue it is unfair for clergymen to be exempt from the laws of a common-wealth?
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Because they are maintained by the common-wealth’s public coffers, making them equal subjects
Because they are maintained by the common-wealth’s public coffers, making them equal subjects
Because they are not educated in the laws of the common-wealth
Because their spiritual authority supersedes that of the sovereign power
What is one way the Church controls societal norms and power structures according to Hobbes?
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By determining which marriages are valid, thus influencing legitimacy and succession
By promoting democratic governance over monarchies
By discouraging financial support to the clergy from the public coffers
By enforcing strict dietary laws that affect the economy
What institution does Hobbes specifically blame for promoting the false power of the Pope?
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The Presbyterian Church
The Catholic Church
The university system
The monarchies of Europe
What change occurred in the behavior of the Christian community after the time of the Apostles, according to Hobbes?
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The community continued to follow the Apostles' teachings out of admiration and respect
Christians freely chose which doctrines to believe based on personal conviction
The new clergy compelled Christians to follow their approved doctrine under threat of excommunication
The people gained more freedom to interpret Holy Scripture for themselves
How was the "third and last knot" tied on liberty, according to Hobbes?
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Through the establishment of the Inquisition
By the Bishop of Rome naming himself "Pontifex Maximus"
With the finalization of the New Testament canon
By the spread of Christianity to the New World
What action by Queen Elizabeth is cited as untying the first knot on Christian Liberty?
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The establishment of the Anglican Church
The signing of the Treaty of Westphalia
The introduction of the Act of Uniformity
The severance of the Pope's power over England
What remains for Christians to follow after the first and second knots on liberty are untied, according to Hobbes?
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The doctrine and practices of the Roman Catholic Church
The teachings of the Presbyterian Church
The doctrine of "Primitive Christians" from the Bible
The new religious movements of the Enlightenment
What comparison does Hobbes make to describe the power structure of the Roman Catholic Church?
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A kingdom of fairies, based on myths and old wives’ tales, similar to the ghost of the deceased Roman Empire
A well-founded institution based on the Apostolic succession from St. Peter
A democratic assembly that accurately represents the will of the Christian community
A modern scientific organization that promotes reason and enlightenment
What warning does Hobbes issue regarding the "Spirit of Rome" in England?
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That it has been completely eradicated through the efforts of Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth
That it persists and poses a threat to the civil common-wealth as long as the belief in the Church as God's Kingdom endures
That it represents a minor and inconsequential influence on English religious life
That it has transformed into a purely spiritual movement with no political implications
