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

2. How does Machiavelli say that the great military leaders of history were so successful?
(a) By relying on hired soldiers from other countries.
(b) By finding new ways to avoid war.
(c) By imitating the great men before them.
(d) By studying the arts.

3. What does the wise prince do to maintain the loyalty of the people?
(a) Plays with the people and leaves the government up to someone else.
(b) Exasperates the nobles and therefore pleases the people.
(c) Perfroms the popular acts himself and delegates unpopular actions to someone else.
(d) Does both popular and unpopular actions always in a fair manner.

4. What does Machiavelli say was the real cause of Cesare Borgia's ultimate failure?
(a) His opposition from the new Pope after the death of Alexander IV.
(b) His lack of knowledge of what to do after his father's death.
(c) His bad choices of political allies.
(d) His ill health after the death of his father.

5. Aside from granting favors to his subjects during a siege, what does Machiavelli suggest a wise prince might do?
(a) Make promises he knows he could never keep.
(b) Bribe his nobles to help him.
(c) Get his subjects to do favors for him.
(d) Have parties within the walls as though nothing is wrong outside.