1. What example does Machiavelli give of a conquered territory rebelling against 100 years of servitude?
(a) Carthage getting its independence from Rome.
(b) Egypt going to war with Sparta.
(c) Persia throwing off the rule of Alexander the Great.
(d) Pisa arising against the Florentines.

2. One Princedom, according to Machiavelli, is ruled by a sole prince; the other is by a prince and his barons. What does Machiavelli see as a weakness of the latter?
(a) If the prince dies the barons all lose their hereditary titles.
(b) The prince becomes lazy and leaves everything up to the barons.
(c) The prince does always knows what the barons are doing in their territories.
(d) The barons hold their titles by heredity and not by the favor of the prince, so there is less loyalty.

3. If a city is well fortified against attack, what will cause the enemy to retreat?
(a) They will retreat because they do not have enough supplies to feed themselves.
(b) They will retreat because they are cold outside the walls of the city.
(c) They will retreat because they cannot afford a long seige.
(d) They will retreat because the fortified city makes them believe there are other armies in the field.

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

5. What role does morality play in keeping a dominion safe according to Machiavelli?
(a) Only a little. People barely notice such things.
(b) Everything. The Prince must be ruled by God.
(c) None whatsoever.
(d) It is only necessary for hereditary Princedoms.