1. What does Machiavelli suggest may make a hereditary ruler unpopular with his people?
(a) Never changing the way they are accustomed to being ruled.
(b) Outrageous vices.
(c) Staying away from the princedom for long periods of time.
(d) Using his army to gain more territory.

2. One Princedom, according to Machiavelli, is ruled by a sole prince; the other is by a prince and his barons. What does Machiavelli see as a weakness of the latter?
(a) The barons hold their titles by heredity and not by the favor of the prince, so there is less loyalty.
(b) The prince does always knows what the barons are doing in their territories.
(c) The prince becomes lazy and leaves everything up to the barons.
(d) If the prince dies the barons all lose their hereditary titles.

3. What powerful force does Machiavelli say can efface innovations in government?
(a) Memories.
(b) Disdain for the past.
(c) More and more innovation.
(d) Expectations.

4. What does Machiavelli see as an inevitable result of changes in government?
(a) Pleasure of the subjects who like to see a lot of changes.
(b) A dovetailing of more and more change.
(c) Better conditions for the subjects of a dominion.
(d) Growth of the dominion by annexation.

5. How does Machiavelli define a new princedom or dominion?
(a) One that kills all the citizens of the old regime.
(b) One that is an entirely new settlement.
(c) One that does not come from a long line of ruling ancestors.
(d) One that comes from political intrigue.