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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What one thing does Machiavelli insist that every prince needs?
(a) The good will of the people.
(b) A strong military.
(c) To read his book.
(d) Deep pockets.

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

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

4. What role does morality play in keeping a dominion safe according to Machiavelli?
(a) None whatsoever.
(b) Only a little. People barely notice such things.
(c) It is only necessary for hereditary Princedoms.
(d) Everything. The Prince must be ruled by God.

5. Why does Machiavelli say that new territories are harder to govern than hereditary ones?
(a) People think the new government will be more of the same.
(b) Old leaders must be kept alive and included in the new government.
(c) Men always think a new government will be worse than before.
(d) It is rarely the case that new rulers improve the lives of the conquered.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Machiavelli think New Dominions were formed?

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

3. What happened when Rome tried to use the same methods the Spartans had used with Greece?

4. The cities of what country are given as good examples of fortification?

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

(see the answer key)

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