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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the motivation for Machiavelli to write THE PRINCE?
(a) He wanted Prince Lorenzo de Medici to employ him.
(b) He wanted to become a prince.
(c) He wanted to start a revolution.
(d) He wanted to become a famous author.

2. What does Machiavelli suggest may make a hereditary ruler unpopular with his people?
(a) Using his army to gain more territory.
(b) Staying away from the princedom for long periods of time.
(c) Never changing the way they are accustomed to being ruled.
(d) Outrageous vices.

3. What themes does Machiavelli introduce in Chapter One?
(a) Arms and strategy.
(b) Colonization and residency.
(c) Good fortune and merit.
(d) The importance of a republic.

4. What reasons does Machiavelli put forward to get Prince Lorenzo to read his book?
(a) Experience and his personal need.
(b) Experience and his low-born status.
(c) Experience and the absence of flattery.
(d) Experience and his ability as a writer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the custom of Machiavelli's day in approaching a prince?

2. What is it that Machiavelli prizes most of his possessions?

3. Why is Niccolo Machiavelli suddenly out of a job?

4. Who does Machiavelli put forward as an example of a King who made all the mistakes in ruling a new territory?

5. What characteristic of a leader can change fortune according to Machiavelli?

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