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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What form of government comes from a long line of ancestors?
(a) Princedoms formed by warring factions.
(b) A hereditary princedom.
(c) An elected dynasty.
(d) New princedoms.

2. Cesare Borgia was helped in his drive for power by his father. Who was he?
(a) The military head of the Orsini.
(b) Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan.
(c) Pope Alexander IV.
(d) King Luis XII of France.

3. What themes does Machiavelli introduce in Chapter One?
(a) Colonization and residency.
(b) The importance of a republic.
(c) Good fortune and merit.
(d) Arms and strategy.

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

5. What does Machiavelli say a new prince must do quickly after gaining a new dominion?
(a) Learn quickly.
(b) Read his book.
(c) Build a new palace.
(d) Hand out money.

Short Answer Questions

1. In acquiring a new dominion, if the prince does not use the force of his own arms, what alternative does Machiavelli suggest?

2. How does Machiavelli define a new princedom or dominion?

3. What example does Machiavelli give of a conquered territory rebelling against 100 years of servitude?

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

5. Why does Machiavelli not discuss democracies?

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