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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is it that Machiavelli prizes most of his possessions?
(a) His knowledge of the actions of great men.
(b) Horses and armor.
(c) Fine fabrics.
(d) Gold and precious gems.

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

4. What was Cesare Borgia's greatest mistake according to Machiavelli?
(a) Helping the Spanish cardinals elect a Spanish Pope.
(b) Failure to get medical attention soon enough.
(c) Distancing himself from the French court.
(d) Allowing the election of Pope Julius II.

5. Why does Machiavelli say that new territories are harder to govern than hereditary ones?
(a) People think the new government will be more of the same.
(b) It is rarely the case that new rulers improve the lives of the conquered.
(c) Old leaders must be kept alive and included in the new government.
(d) Men always think a new government will be worse than before.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Machiavelli say was the real cause of Cesare Borgia's ultimate failure?

2. What were the results of Sparta setting up oligarchies in Athens and Thebes after they conquered them?

3. What form of government comes from a long line of ancestors?

4. How do the Medici come to power?

5. Citing Moses, Cyrus, Romulus, and Theseus, what distinction does Machiavelli make about Moses?

(see the answer key)

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