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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Renaissance Italian's view of political misfortune?
(a) Something that just happens.
(b) Lack of ability to govern.
(c) Punishment of God for misdeeds.
(d) Perceived weakness on the part of opponents.

2. How does Machiavelli say a prince can make himself feared without making himself hated?
(a) By giving pardons to criminals.
(b) By taking the women away.
(c) By hanging only unpopular criminals.
(d) By leaving people's property alone.

3. Which examples does Machiavelli use to support the idea of not being overly generous?
(a) King Saul and Ramses the Great.
(b) Moses and the Duke of Milan.
(c) King Midas and King Darius.
(d) The King of Spain and the King of France.

4. Why is a reputation for cruelty necessary for a prince?
(a) To keep people from asking too much.
(b) To defend himself from mercenaries.
(c) To maintain control of his army.
(d) To show his tough love.

5. What characteristic of a leader can change fortune according to Machiavelli?
(a) A person's innate ability.
(b) The intervention of God.
(c) The will of the people.
(d) Being at the right place and in the right time.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What is the best type of mind Machiavelli says is needed for a strong prince?

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

5. What does Machiavelli insist about a Prince who lost his dominion by force?

(see the answer key)

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