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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Machiavelli suggest is the best solution for governing a new territory?
(a) The new Prince should raise taxes.
(b) The new Prince should kill his own military commanders.
(c) The new Prince should live there.
(d) The new Prince should go away and let the people have self-rule.

4. What does Machiavelli say his desire is for Prince Lorenzo?
(a) That he not become a tyrant.
(b) That he sets up a completely new form of government.
(c) That he recognizes Machiavelli's genius.
(d) That he attain all the merits he deserves.

5. In THE PRINCE, why does Machiavelli deal only with dominions and not republics?
(a) Dominions are much larger than republics.
(b) There were no republics in his day.
(c) He wrote about republics in another work.
(d) He thought dominions were much harder to keep.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do the Medici come to power?

3. What characteristic of a leader can change fortune according to Machiavelli?

4. What is the custom of Machiavelli's day in approaching a prince?

5. What does Machiavelli say will be an advantage to a prince who lost his dominion by force of arms?

(see the answer key)

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