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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Cesare Borgia was helped in his drive for power by his father. Who was he?
(a) King Luis XII of France.
(b) Pope Alexander IV.
(c) The military head of the Orsini.
(d) Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan.

3. Which examples does Machiavelli use to support the idea of not being overly generous?
(a) King Midas and King Darius.
(b) Moses and the Duke of Milan.
(c) King Saul and Ramses the Great.
(d) The King of Spain and the King of France.

4. How does Machiavelli say a prince can make himself feared without making himself hated?
(a) By taking the women away.
(b) By hanging only unpopular criminals.
(c) By leaving people's property alone.
(d) By giving pardons to criminals.

5. Who does Machiavelli single out as a prince who was always prepared for war?
(a) Xenophon
(b) Philopoemonm, Prince of the Achaians
(c) Ramses II
(d) The sons of Sforza, Duke of Milan

Short Answer Questions

1. Before Pope Alexander VI, what prevented the Church from gaining even more power?

2. What is it that Machiavelli refrains from doing in his book?

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

4. Why does Machiavelli say that Prince Lorenzo should not be surprised at what he is saying about new princedoms?

5. The next best way to rule a new territory, according to Machiavelli, is to establish a colony. Why?

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