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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Machiavelli says that tensions between the nobles and commoners may result in a principality, a republic, or what other condition?
(a) Democracy.
(b) Indifference.
(c) Anarchy.
(d) Heavy taxation.

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

3. Who can successfully gain the reputation for generosity but not ruin himself in the process?
(a) A prince who gives away someone else's money.
(b) A prince who only gives when he can expect a generous return.
(c) A prince who goes to war to create jobs for his subjects.
(d) A prince who has unlimited resources.

4. What is it that Machiavelli refrains from doing in his book?
(a) Using high sounding literary devices to make the work seem more important.
(b) Giving only the facts of great leaders and how they governed.
(c) Making everything brief in his writing so that main points are missed.
(d) Using language of respect that is usually spoken before a prince.

5. Who does Machiavelli cite as an example of generosity that ended badly?
(a) Marc Anthony.
(b) Alexander the Great.
(c) Moses.
(d) Julius Caesar.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Machiavelli define avarice?

2. What is Machiavelli's example of rule by a sole prince?

3. Which prince does Machiavelli say must be generous?

4. What example does Machiavelli give of a conquered territory rebelling against 100 years of servitude?

5. How does Machiavelli say a prince can make himself feared without making himself hated?

(see the answer key)

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