1. What is the advantage of the prince selected by the people?
(a) He will be unable to ignore the wishes of the nobles.
(b) The nobles will always see this as a good sign and cooperate with the prince.
(c) He will have their support because all they want is not to be oppresed.
(d) The people will see the prince change them in many ways.

2. Machiavelli says some new princes may gain their new states either in exchange for money or as a favor. What other means does he point out for gaining a state?
(a) Promising to lower taxes.
(b) Making themselves popular with the people.
(c) Bribing the military.
(d) Holding many public meetings.

3. 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 does always knows what the barons are doing in their territories.
(d) The prince becomes lazy and leaves everything up to the barons.

4. Does Machiavelli suggest that rising to power through cruelty is always wrong?
(a) He states that political assassination is not cruelty.
(b) He says any use of cruelty cannot be justified.
(c) He suggests that there is a proper use of cruelty.
(d) He believes that cruelty must continue to be successful.

5. What ancient example does Machiavelli use to illustrate the rise to power through criminal actions?
(a) Moses.
(b) Agathocles of Sicily.
(c) Alexander the Great.
(d) Pope Alexander IV.