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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the advantage of the prince selected by the people?
(a) The nobles will always see this as a good sign and cooperate with the prince.
(b) The people will see the prince change them in many ways.
(c) He will be unable to ignore the wishes of the nobles.
(d) He will have their support because all they want is not to be oppresed.

2. What was Cesare Borgia's greatest mistake according to Machiavelli?
(a) Allowing the election of Pope Julius II.
(b) Failure to get medical attention soon enough.
(c) Distancing himself from the French court.
(d) Helping the Spanish cardinals elect a Spanish Pope.

3. The cities of what country are given as good examples of fortification?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Spain.
(d) Sparta.

4. Those who were viewed with suspicion at the beginning of a princedom usually become the most loyal subjects. Why?
(a) The prince was a poor judge of character in the beginning.
(b) They work hard to gain the approval of the prince.
(c) The prince will use them for unpopular tasks.
(d) They never did anything to cause distrust in the first place.

5. Why does Machiavelli not discuss democracies?
(a) None existed at that time.
(b) He considered them inferior.
(c) He rejected the idea outright as a madness of the Greeks.
(d) He called democracy by another name.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it that Machiavelli refrains from doing in his book?

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

3. To whom does Machiavelli compare himself in writing this book?

4. Who does Machiavelli single out as a prince who was always prepared for war?

5. Why does Machiavelli say that Prince Lorenzo should not be surprised at what he is saying about new princedoms?

(see the answer key)

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