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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Machiavelli put forward as an example of a King who made all the mistakes in ruling a new territory?
(a) Louis XII of France.
(b) Archduke Ferdinand of Austria.
(c) Duke Lodovico.
(d) Charles I of Spain.

2. To whom does Machiavelli compare himself in writing this book?
(a) A chemist.
(b) A choreographer.
(c) A cartographer.
(d) A professor.

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

4. After gaining dominions by merit, how does Machiavelli say a prince can hold his new territories?
(a) Rarely.
(b) Easily.
(c) With great difficulty.
(d) It is impossible.

5. What does Machiavelli suggest is the surest way to govern a conquered territory?
(a) Declare many holidays.
(b) Destroy its civil and political systems first.
(c) Keep the old system in place.
(d) Start paying higher salaries to bureaucrats.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What example does Machiavelli cite as a wholly new princedom?

3. What does say the sole prince can do that the prince with barons cannot?

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

5. What does Machiavelli suggest is the best solution for governing a new territory?

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