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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who was esteemed as being wise for acting foolish from Livius' history of Rome?
(a) Junius Caesar.
(b) Caesar Junius.
(c) Junius Brutus
(d) Octavious Brutus.
2. What does Machiavelli write will prevent a bad Citizen from working evil in a Republic?
(a) Conspiracy against the bad Citizen.
(b) General disregard for their reputation.
(c) The absence of corruption.
(d) The government taking steps to temporize the bad Citizen.
3. Of what is Machiavelli critical regarding the military tactics of his day?
(a) They avoid frontal assault.
(b) That they do not employ the tactics of ancient Rome.
(c) They do not employ Cavalry to its fullest potential.
(d) They rely on Artillery too much.
4. In what cases does Machiavelli endorse acting foolishly?
(a) To confuse political enemies.
(b) To confuse enemies at war.
(c) To please a powerful Prince.
(d) To Amuse the Nobles.
5. Against whom are conspiracies made?
(a) Captains and Kings.
(b) Republics and Senates.
(c) Citizens and Plebs.
(d) Princes and countries.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Machiavelli consider necessary to take control over a Republic to install a bad form of government over it?
2. In Book 3, Section 25, what does Machiavelli repeat to be the most useful thing to establish in a Republic?
3. In Book 3, Section 1, what does Machiavelli declare to be, "...a most true thing...."
4. What phrase could summarize what Livius' details as qualifications for an effective Captain.
5. What are the two ways that Republics are altered that Machiavelli examines?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Machiavelli write of in Book Three, Section 14 when he reviews, "...new inventions and new voices...," and why does he recommend these to be used in the heat of battle?
2. Why would there be much bloodshed in the cases that a Republic moves violently from tyranny to freedom?
3. Why does Machiavelli recommend that any organization maintain itself by frequently renewing its founding principals?
4. What are two reasons that Machiavelli claims men have a hard time changing with the times?
5. Why does Machiavelli consider sustaining an initial thrust of an enemy to be an effective strategy for winning a battle?
6. Why did "Captains of Fortune" favor cavalry over infantry?
7. Why does Machiavelli consider impetuosity and audacity to often be successful for a Prince to take a province that belongs to another Prince?
8. Why does Machiavelli warn Princes from using auxiliary soldiers from another Prince?
9. Why does Machiavelli recommend to avoid appointing anyone who has been offended to an important position in government?
10. What does Machiavelli consider to be the purpose of expanding an Empire and why must a Prince be well organized in expanding it properly?
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