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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Machiavelli say a prince should be thinking most about military strategy?
(a) During times of peace.
(b) When he is being invaded.
(c) On hunting expeditions.
(d) When he visits another prince.

2. What ancient example does Machiavelli use to illustrate the rise to power through criminal actions?
(a) Agathocles of Sicily.
(b) Alexander the Great.
(c) Moses.
(d) Pope Alexander IV.

3. What is the irony of the death of Oliverotto of Fermo who came to power by assembling all the leaders for a dinner and then killing them all?
(a) He died of natural causes before he could become Prince of Fermo.
(b) A son of one of the murdered men put poison in his wine.
(c) He was accidentally killed by a poorly aimed arrow.
(d) Cesare Borgia did the same thing to him.

4. What does Machiavelli say is the first requirement of a commander?
(a) Making sure he has the money to pay his mercenaries.
(b) Frequently reviewing his troops.
(c) Knowing how to locate the enemy, deploy his soldiers, and lay siege to a city.
(d) Making constant changes in his miliary command.

5. Who was responsible for weakening the power of Colonna and Orsini, the barons of Rome?
(a) Charles VIII of France.
(b) Remiro d'Orco.
(c) Cesare Borgia.
(d) King Louis VII.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What advantage does Machiavelli point out for Princes who rule hereditary dominions?

3. After Alexander VI, how did the Pope continue to strengthen the Church's position?

4. Ending his discussion of Ecclesiastical Dominions, why is Machiavelli so circumspect about the current Pope?

5. How does Machiavelli say Agathocles became Prince of Syracuse?

(see the answer key)

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