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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What were the results of Sparta setting up oligarchies in Athens and Thebes after they conquered them?
(a) They lost the new territories.
(b) They changed their own forms of government.
(c) They learned how to retain a possession.
(d) They held them for a thousand years.

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 advantage does Machiavelli point out for Princes who rule hereditary dominions?
(a) He can get away with having more vices.
(b) The Prince who inherited his donimion can disband his army.
(c) It is impossible for him to lose his dominion.
(d) People are accustomed to rule by that family.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the Romans maintain control in Capua, Carthage, and Numantia?

2. What form of government comes from a long line of ancestors?

3. How does Machiavelli think New Dominions were formed?

4. What does Machiavelli see as an inevitable result of changes in government?

5. What can deprive a prince of his princedom?

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