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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is setting up a system of government using conquered citizens effective?
(a) They see they cannot survive without the protection and support of the conquering prince.
(b) They do not have to make friends of the new prince.
(c) They do not have to pay tribute to the new prince.
(d) They see that everything will be exactly like their old government.

2. What ancient example does Machiavelli use to illustrate the rise to power through criminal actions?
(a) Moses.
(b) Alexander the Great.
(c) Agathocles of Sicily.
(d) Pope Alexander IV.

3. After Alexander VI, how did the Pope continue to strengthen the Church's position?
(a) By putting monasteries in new dominions.
(b) By military invasions of other dominions.
(c) By gaining more popularity among the Italians.
(d) By selling ecclesiastical offices and annexing land.

4. What does Machiavelli suggest makes for peace in a dominion?
(a) A Prince who knows how to keep the people in line by force.
(b) A Prince who knows how to hide his bad habits.
(c) A brilliant and vocal Prince.
(d) Each day being the same as the day before.

5. What role does morality play in keeping a dominion safe according to Machiavelli?
(a) Only a little. People barely notice such things.
(b) None whatsoever.
(c) It is only necessary for hereditary Princedoms.
(d) Everything. The Prince must be ruled by God.

Short Answer Questions

1. What powerful force does Machiavelli say can efface innovations in government?

2. What does Machiavelli see as an inevitable result of changes in government?

3. Does Machiavelli suggest that rising to power through cruelty is always wrong?

4. What example does Machiavelli give of a prince who regained power after the opposition of the Venetians and Pope Julius?

5. What does Machiavelli say is the only art expected of a prince?

(see the answer key)

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