1. What example does Machiavelli give of a conquered territory rebelling against 100 years of servitude?
(a) Persia throwing off the rule of Alexander the Great.
(b) Pisa arising against the Florentines.
(c) Egypt going to war with Sparta.
(d) Carthage getting its independence from Rome.

2. What does the prince gain from rewarding his ministers well for jobs well done?
(a) He gets losts of gifts from those ministers who become wealthy.
(b) He gets their support without fear of their trying to overthrow him.
(c) He gets a percentage of all those ministers make from taking bribes.
(d) He gets time to look around for new ministers who are not so dangerous.

3. What does Machiavelli see as the problem with barons?
(a) Barons can do only what the prince orders.
(b) The people do not understand the difference between a prince and a baron.
(c) Barons are known for being cruel and causing trouble.
(d) The people tend to give more aligeance to the barrons than to the prince.

4. What historical example does Machiavelli give to show how a military should be organized?
(a) Darius, King of Persia.
(b) Phillip, father of Alexander the Great.
(c) Sparticus and the Roman slaves.
(d) The last days of the Roman Empire.

5. Before Pope Alexander VI, what prevented the Church from gaining even more power?
(a) Wars fought between the Colonna, the Orsini and the Pope.
(b) The commercial power of the Venetians.
(c) The threat of invasion by France.
(d) The separation of Church and State.