Who believed that the best could be identified with the oldest? formCheckList.addElement(new Check_Answer({ref_label:"4",name:"mc-ans-_494982738_1"})); a.Machiavelli b.Luther c.Calvin d.Hooker e.Hobbes
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Question 5 Machiavelli advises rulers to cultivate a reputation for formCheckList.addElement(new Check_Answer({ref_label:"5",name:"mc-ans-_494982739_1"})); a.miserliness b.generosity c.compassion d.charity e.none of these
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Question 6 According to Leo Strauss, Machiavelli compares himself to formCheckList.addElement(new Check_Answer({ref_label:"6",name:"mc-ans-_494982740_1"})); a.Moses b.Socrates c.Julius Caesar d.Plato e.Jesus
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Question 7 Who wrote the Institutes of the Christian Religion? formCheckList.addElement(new Check_Answer({ref_label:"7",name:"mc-ans-_494982741_1"})); a.Augustine b.Thomas Aquinas c.Duns Scotus d.Luther e.Calvin
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Question 8 According to Luther and Calvin, what is the standard of truth for theology? formCheckList.addElement(new Check_Answer({ref_label:"8",name:"mc-ans-_494982742_1"})); a.Reason only b.Scripture only c.Reason and Scripture d.Church Tradition e.all of these
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Question 9 According to Leo Strauss, the key to understanding Machiavelli's Discourse is formCheckList.addElement(new Check_Answer({ref_label:"9",name:"mc-ans-_494982743_1"})); a.his use of scripture. b.his use and non-use of Livy. c.his references to contemporary Italian politics. d.his references to ancient Greeks. e.none of these
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Question 10 Who believed that all the legal requirements of the Old Testament should be upheld by
the government today? formCheckList.addElement(new Check_Answer({ref_label:"10",name:"mc-ans-_494982744_1"})); a.Luther only b.Calvin only c.both d.neither
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Question 11 According to Machiavelli, the founder of tyranny in Rome was formCheckList.addElement(new Check_Answer({ref_label:"11",name:"mc-ans-_494982745_1"})); a.Romulus b.Julius Caesar c.Brutus d.Marcus Aurelius e.Catilina
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Question 12 The Reformers believed that human government was necessary formCheckList.addElement(new Check_Answer({ref_label:"12",name:"mc-ans-_494982746_1"})); a.before the fall of man b.after original sin c.both d.neither
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Question 13 According to the Reformers, which is (are) part of God's realm? formCheckList.addElement(new Check_Answer({ref_label:"13",name:"mc-ans-_494982747_1"})); a.spiritual government b.temporal government c.both d.neither
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Question 14 Who favored monarchic rule? formCheckList.addElement(new Check_Answer({ref_label:"14",name:"mc-ans-_494982748_1"})); a.Luther only b.Calvin only c.both d.neither
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Question 15 Who believed in the doctrine of social contract and popular sovereignty? formCheckList.addElement(new Check_Answer({ref_label:"15",name:"mc-ans-_494982749_1"})); a.Luther only b.Calvin only c.both d.neither
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Question 16 Who does Machiavelli identify as corrupt? formCheckList.addElement(new Check_Answer({ref_label:"16",name:"mc-ans-_494982750_1"})); a.Franciscans b.Dominicans c.Catholic church leaders d.all of these e.none of these
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Question 17 According to Machiavelli, a prince is despised by his subjects if he is considered formCheckList.addElement(new Check_Answer({ref_label:"17",name:"mc-ans-_494982751_1"})); a.changeable b.frivolous c.effeminate d.cowardly e.all of these
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Question 18 Machiavelli compares fortune to a woman who must be formCheckList.addElement(new Check_Answer({ref_label:"18",name:"mc-ans-_494982752_1"})); a.loved b.protected c.obeyed d.beaten e.all of these
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Question 19 The Prince is dedicated to formCheckList.addElement(new Check_Answer({ref_label:"19",name:"mc-ans-_494982753_1"})); a.Caesar Borgia b.Leonardo da Vinci c.Savanorola d.Lorenzo de Medici e.Pope Leo X
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Question 20 Who held that temporal government has the responsibility for maintenance of true worship
and service of God? formCheckList.addElement(new Check_Answer({ref_label:"20",name:"mc-ans-_494982754_1"})); a.Luther only b.Calvin only c.both d.neither
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Question 21 Why should government be obeyed, according to Luther and Calvin? formCheckList.addElement(new Check_Answer({ref_label:"21",name:"mc-ans-_494982755_1"})); a.no government can be totally bad b.people receive the kind of government they deserve c.obedience is necessary for stable social life d.all of these e.none of these
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Question 22 Which kind of religion did Machiavelli consider to be of human origin, according to Leo
Strauss? formCheckList.addElement(new Check_Answer({ref_label:"22",name:"mc-ans-_494982756_1"})); a.Greek paganism b.Roman paganism c.Judaism d.Christianity e.all of these
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Question 23 According to Machiavelli, what do the common people expect of a ruler? formCheckList.addElement(new Check_Answer({ref_label:"23",name:"mc-ans-_494982757_1"})); a.redistribution of wealth b.elimination of the rich c.government programs to help the poor d.political power over the rich e.not to be oppressed
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Question 24 Who influenced Luther and Calvin's view of scripture? formCheckList.addElement(new Check_Answer({ref_label:"24",name:"mc-ans-_494982758_1"})); a.St. Augustine b.St. Thomas Aquinas c.the Pelagians d.the Nominalists e.all of these
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Question 25 All of the following stressed the doctrine of the "church invisible" except formCheckList.addElement(new Check_Answer({ref_label:"25",name:"mc-ans-_494982759_1"})); a.Hus b.Wycliffe c.Luther d.Calvin
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Question 26 Who described the Eternal Law as a law of reason laid down by God for Himself and all
other things? formCheckList.addElement(new Check_Answer({ref_label:"26",name:"mc-ans-_494982760_1"})); a.John Knox b.Calvin c.Luther d.Richard Hooker e.none of these
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Question 27 Who favored aristocratic rule with a system of checks and balances? formCheckList.addElement(new Check_Answer({ref_label:"27",name:"mc-ans-_494982761_1"})); a.Luther only b.Calvin only c.both d.neither
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Question 28 Who developed a plan for a perfect Christian form of government? formCheckList.addElement(new Check_Answer({ref_label:"28",name:"mc-ans-_494982762_1"})); a.Luther b.Calvin c.Hooker d.all of these e.none of these
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Question 29 Which type of law is recognized by Richard Hooker? formCheckList.addElement(new Check_Answer({ref_label:"29",name:"mc-ans-_494982763_1"})); a.supernatural law b.moral law c.political law d.ecclesiastical law e.all of these
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Question 30 Machiavelli's Discourses are supposedly a commentary on the work of the Roman
historian formCheckList.addElement(new Check_Answer({ref_label:"30",name:"mc-ans-_494982764_1"})); a.Tacitus b.Titus Livy c.Polybius d.Plutarch e.Xenophon
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Question 31 Machiavelli lists three methods of dealing with acquired states that are used to living by
their own laws and in freedom. Which is NOT one of these methods? formCheckList.addElement(new Check_Answer({ref_label:"31",name:"mc-ans-_494982765_1"})); a.Destroy them. b.Go there and rule in person. c.Maintain a large occupation army. d.Allow them to live with their own laws and pay tribute.
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Question 32 Hooker believed all of the following, except formCheckList.addElement(new Check_Answer({ref_label:"32",name:"mc-ans-_494982766_1"})); a.men are by nature free and equal b.government is based on social contract c.there is only one true law, which is stated in scripture d.men are naturally social e.he believed all of these
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Question 33 Who wrote the Vindiciae Contra Tycannos? formCheckList.addElement(new Check_Answer({ref_label:"33",name:"mc-ans-_494982767_1"})); a.Thomas Aquinas b.Calvin c.Luther d.Richard Hooker e.none of these
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Question 34 Hooker sees political organizations as formCheckList.addElement(new Check_Answer({ref_label:"34",name:"mc-ans-_494982768_1"})); a.the remedy for human sinfulness b.a consequence of the fall c.a condition of human perfection d.all of these e.none of these
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Question 35 The Reformers held that the proper relation of church and state is formCheckList.addElement(new Check_Answer({ref_label:"35",name:"mc-ans-_494982769_1"})); a.strict separation b.mutual support and encouragement c.hostility d.control by the church e.none of these
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Question 36 Machiavelli teaches that rulers ought to use formCheckList.addElement(new Check_Answer({ref_label:"36",name:"mc-ans-_494982770_1"})); a.vice consistently b.virtue consistently c.virtue or vice as necessary d.morally neutral acts only e.only his conscience
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Question 37 According to Machiavelli, the principal foundations of all states are formCheckList.addElement(new Check_Answer({ref_label:"37",name:"mc-ans-_494982771_1"})); a.good laws and good armies b.wisdom and virtue c.well written constitutions d.clever rulers e.fortune and virtue
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Question 38 Who described the life of a hero as one who receives his commission directly from God? formCheckList.addElement(new Check_Answer({ref_label:"38",name:"mc-ans-_494982772_1"})); a.Thomas Aquinas b.Luther c.Calvin d.Richard Hooker e.none of these
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Question 39 Leo Strauss observes that Machiavelli regards Christianity as inferior to Roman paganism
because Christianity placed the highest good in formCheckList.addElement(new Check_Answer({ref_label:"39",name:"mc-ans-_494982773_1"})); a.courage b.honesty c.humility d.greatness of mind e.none of these
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Question 40 Who saw scripture as providing the one, immutable rule of Christian obedience? formCheckList.addElement(new Check_Answer({ref_label:"40",name:"mc-ans-_494982774_1"})); a.Luther only b.Calvin only c.both d.neither