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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Machiavelli say is the only art expected of a prince?
(a) The art of collecting.
(b) The art of fine living.
(c) The art of war.
(d) The art of diplomacy.

2. What powerful force does Machiavelli say can efface innovations in government?
(a) More and more innovation.
(b) Expectations.
(c) Memories.
(d) Disdain for the past.

3. Ending his discussion of Ecclesiastical Dominions, why is Machiavelli so circumspect about the current Pope?
(a) Pope Leo fears Niccolo Machiavelli.
(b) Pope Leo is the uncle of Lorenzo de Medici.
(c) Pope Leo does not support the Medici.
(d) Pope Leo might give Machiavelli a job.

4. Prior to Charles VIII of France coming to Italy, what was the main focus of the Pope, the Venetians, the King of Naples, the Duke of Milan, and the Florentines?
(a) To keep foreigners out of Italy.
(b) To war among themselves.
(c) To form an Italian Republic.
(d) To restore the Roman Empire.

5. What does Machiavelli say will be an advantage to a prince who lost his dominion by force of arms?
(a) The money he was able to stash away before being invaded.
(b) The tendency of new governments to rely heavily on hereditary princes.
(c) A mishap on the part of the new government.
(d) The sympathy of the surrounding dominions.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Machiavelli say a private citizen might make himself a prince?

2. What is the irony of the death of Oliverotto of Fermo who came to power by assembling all the leaders for a dinner and then killing them all?

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

4. What does Machiavelli insist about a Prince who lost his dominion by force?

5. When does Machiavelli say a prince should be thinking most about military strategy?

(see the answer key)

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