1. What does say the sole prince can do that the prince with barons cannot?
(a) Travel any time he wants.
(b) Change his residence whenever he likes.
(c) Shift the rulers of territories at his discretion.
(d) Move the subjects from place to place.

2. Why is Niccolo Machiavelli suddenly out of a job?
(a) He has taken too much time off.
(b) He insulted Prince Lorenzo de Medici.
(c) He has had a long illness.
(d) He has been working for the government overthrown by the Medici.

3. How does Machiavelli say that the successors of Alexander the Great were able to retain power after his untimely death?
(a) Under his system, governance was easily transferred to his appointed ministers.
(b) They did not let the people know that Alexander had died.
(c) The people did not care who ruled them.
(d) The people were so happy to be rid of Darius that they accepted anyone else.

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

5. One Princedom, according to Machiavelli, is ruled by a sole prince; the other is by a prince and his barons. What does Machiavelli see as a weakness of the latter?
(a) The barons hold their titles by heredity and not by the favor of the prince, so there is less loyalty.
(b) If the prince dies the barons all lose their hereditary titles.
(c) The prince becomes lazy and leaves everything up to the barons.
(d) The prince does always knows what the barons are doing in their territories.