1. Does Machiavelli suggest that rising to power through cruelty is always wrong?
(a) He suggests that there is a proper use of cruelty.
(b) He believes that cruelty must continue to be successful.
(c) He says any use of cruelty cannot be justified.
(d) He states that political assassination is not cruelty.

2. What is Machiavelli removing from the political thinking during a time when the Roman Catholic Church was still appointing Emperors?
(a) He is removing objections to the combination of church and state.
(b) He is removing political involvement of the church.
(c) He is removing God from politics and the power equation.
(d) He is removing constitutional authority.

3. How does Machiavelli define auxiliary forces?
(a) Women mercenaries who fight along side of men.
(b) Extra manpower that may be called to active duty during a war.
(c) Those borrowed from other principalities to wage war.
(d) The best insurance a prince has for his safety.

4. What does the wise prince do to maintain the loyalty of the people?
(a) Plays with the people and leaves the government up to someone else.
(b) Perfroms the popular acts himself and delegates unpopular actions to someone else.
(c) Exasperates the nobles and therefore pleases the people.
(d) Does both popular and unpopular actions always in a fair manner.

5. What is it that a prince cannot control among his subjects?
(a) Their love.
(b) Their cooperation.
(c) Their taxation.
(d) Their fear.