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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Machiavelli insist that hereditary princedoms are more easily maintained?
(a) The people are already familiar with that form of government.
(b) All people everywhere actually prefer a prince.
(c) The prince has more power than a republic.
(d) The prince changes things often at his own whim.

3. What does Machiavelli suggest makes for peace in a dominion?
(a) A Prince who knows how to keep the people in line by force.
(b) A brilliant and vocal Prince.
(c) Each day being the same as the day before.
(d) A Prince who knows how to hide his bad habits.

4. After Alexander VI, how did the Pope continue to strengthen the Church's position?
(a) By putting monasteries in new dominions.
(b) By selling ecclesiastical offices and annexing land.
(c) By gaining more popularity among the Italians.
(d) By military invasions of other dominions.

5. How did the Romans maintain control in Capua, Carthage, and Numantia?
(a) They made them all Roman citizens with new priviliges.
(b) They allowed them to select government officials from their own citizens.
(c) They destroyed them and set up their own system of government.
(d) They moved the Roman capital to Carthage.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is it that Machiavelli prizes most of his possessions?

3. Does Machiavelli suggest that rising to power through cruelty is always wrong?

4. How can a common citizen rise to political power?

5. In THE PRINCE, why does Machiavelli deal only with dominions and not republics?

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