A Problem Within the Church Was Simony, or

question 20

Multiple Choice

A problem within the church was simony, or

• A) appointment of one's relatives to church positions.
• B) selling of absolution for sin in advance of committing it.
• C) non-celibate clergy.
• D) buying and selling of ecclesiastical appointments.
• E) inclusion of non-ordained personnel in church services.

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Definitions:

RLC Parallel Circuit

An electrical circuit that contains a resistor (R), inductor (L), and capacitor (C) all connected in parallel, affecting the overall impedance differently from a series circuit.

Applied Voltage

The voltage that is applied across a component or circuit from an external source, driving current through it.

Parallel Resonant Circuits

Circuits where components are connected in parallel, bringing the circuit to resonance at a specific frequency where the inductive and capacitive reactances are equal in magnitude but opposite in phase.

Q

In electrical and electronic engineering, Q or quality factor refers to the measure of the efficiency of a reactive component, such as an inductor or capacitor, representing the ratio of stored vs. dissipated energy per cycle.