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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What example does Machiavelli give of a prince who regained power after the opposition of the Venetians and Pope Julius?
(a) The Duke of Ferrara.
(b) The Duke of Genoa.
(c) The Duke of Earle.
(d) The Duke of Milan.

2. What does say the sole prince can do that the prince with barons cannot?
(a) Move the subjects from place to place.
(b) Shift the rulers of territories at his discretion.
(c) Change his residence whenever he likes.
(d) Travel any time he wants.

3. What is the custom of Machiavelli's day in approaching a prince?
(a) Bringing a gift.
(b) Coming in on hands and knees.
(c) Writing a petition of audience.
(d) Catching the prince outside his palace.

4. What characteristic of a leader can change fortune according to Machiavelli?
(a) The intervention of God.
(b) Being at the right place and in the right time.
(c) A person's innate ability.
(d) The will of the people.

5. What happened when Rome tried to use the same methods the Spartans had used with Greece?
(a) They failed and had to go back and destroy many cities.
(b) They succeeded by adding Roman universities to the Greek educational system.
(c) They found it easy to get Greeks to adopt Roman ways.
(d) They succeeded by expanding on the Spartan idea.

Short Answer Questions

1. In acquiring a new dominion, if the prince does not use the force of his own arms, what alternative does Machiavelli suggest?

2. What does Machiavelli say will be an advantage to a prince who lost his dominion by force of arms?

3. Does Machiavelli suggest that rising to power through cruelty is always wrong?

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

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

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