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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Machiavelli say a hereditary prince is usually more loved by his subjects?
(a) He has less of a chance of giving offense.
(b) He allows the people to do exactly as they please.
(c) His face is on their coins.
(d) He goes to school with the children of the princedom.

2. What characteristic of a leader can change fortune according to Machiavelli?
(a) A person's innate ability.
(b) The intervention of God.
(c) Being at the right place and in the right time.
(d) The will of the people.

3. The next best way to rule a new territory, according to Machiavelli, is to establish a colony. Why?
(a) The only people really annoyed will be those who have lost their land.
(b) The people can now take justice into their own hands.
(c) The people who have been harmed can take revenge easily.
(d) The conquered people get lots of land and plenty to eat.

4. How does Machiavelli say that those who help a prince obtain a new princedom may turn against him?
(a) By going elsewhere to fight new battles.
(b) By becoming jealous of his new power.
(c) By not receiving what was promised to them.
(d) By deciding that they do not need the prince.

5. What reasons does Machiavelli put forward to get Prince Lorenzo to read his book?
(a) Experience and the absence of flattery.
(b) Experience and his personal need.
(c) Experience and his low-born status.
(d) Experience and his ability as a writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is setting up a system of government using conquered citizens effective?

2. What role does morality play in keeping a dominion safe according to Machiavelli?

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

4. What is it that Machiavelli refrains from doing in his book?

5. In acquiring a new dominion, if the prince does not use the force of his own arms, what alternative does Machiavelli suggest?

(see the answer key)

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