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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the results of Sparta setting up oligarchies in Athens and Thebes after they conquered them?
(a) They changed their own forms of government.
(b) They held them for a thousand years.
(c) They lost the new territories.
(d) They learned how to retain a possession.

2. Which statement is true according to Machiavelli?
(a) Men care more about offending those they love than those they fear.
(b) A prince should be quick to believe and quick to act.
(c) It is better to be feared than loved.
(d) Men are more likely to break a promise made in fear.

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

4. What does Machiavelli say is the first requirement of a commander?
(a) Knowing how to locate the enemy, deploy his soldiers, and lay siege to a city.
(b) Frequently reviewing his troops.
(c) Making constant changes in his miliary command.
(d) Making sure he has the money to pay his mercenaries.

5. When does Machiavelli say a prince should be thinking most about military strategy?
(a) On hunting expeditions.
(b) When he visits another prince.
(c) When he is being invaded.
(d) During times of peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reasons does Machiavelli put forward to get Prince Lorenzo to read his book?

2. What example does Machiavelli give of a conquered territory rebelling against 100 years of servitude?

3. How does Machiavelli describe the temper (mindset) of the public?

4. How does Machiavelli say a prince can make himself feared without making himself hated?

5. What does Machiavelli say was the real cause of Cesare Borgia's ultimate failure?

(see the answer key)

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