1. What factor does Machiavelli suggest makes it easier to rule a new territory?
(a) If the people have never been ruled before.
(b) If the people speak the same language.
(c) If the people like the new food introduced into the dominion.
(d) If the new Prince leaves the old rulers in place.

2. How does Machiavelli define a new princedom or dominion?
(a) One that kills all the citizens of the old regime.
(b) One that does not come from a long line of ruling ancestors.
(c) One that comes from political intrigue.
(d) One that is an entirely new settlement.

3. What does Machiavelli insist about a Prince who lost his dominion by force?
(a) The people would forget all about him.
(b) It would be easy to get it back.
(c) He would lose all popularity with the people.
(d) He would have to run for his life and never return.

4. What was Machiavelli's method for learning political government?
(a) He formed a college to study the various ideas.
(b) He tried all methods of government himself.
(c) He relied on his own intuitions.
(d) He studied the outstanding rulers of the past.

5. Citing Moses, Cyrus, Romulus, and Theseus, what distinction does Machiavelli make about Moses?
(a) Moses never actually established himself as a leader.
(b) There was something in Moses, some ability that made him worthy to speak with God.
(c) There is no histroy of Moses outside of the Jewish holy writings.
(d) Instead of ruling the Egyptians after defeating them, he left.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What advantage does Machiavelli point out for Princes who rule hereditary dominions?

4. What is Machiavelli removing from the political thinking during a time when the Roman Catholic Church was still appointing Emperors?

5. What does Machiavelli see as the problem with barons?

(see the answer key)

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