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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Niccolo Machiavelli suddenly out of a job?
(a) He has been working for the government overthrown by the Medici.
(b) He has had a long illness.
(c) He has taken too much time off.
(d) He insulted Prince Lorenzo de Medici.

2. What form of government comes from a long line of ancestors?
(a) New princedoms.
(b) A hereditary princedom.
(c) Princedoms formed by warring factions.
(d) An elected dynasty.

3. How is a prince ultimately judged?
(a) By the mob.
(b) By his wealth and grandeur.
(c) By his years as a prince.
(d) By his results.

4. What is the Renaissance Italian's view of political misfortune?
(a) Lack of ability to govern.
(b) Perceived weakness on the part of opponents.
(c) Punishment of God for misdeeds.
(d) Something that just happens.

5. In THE PRINCE, why does Machiavelli deal only with dominions and not republics?
(a) He thought dominions were much harder to keep.
(b) Dominions are much larger than republics.
(c) There were no republics in his day.
(d) He wrote about republics in another work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is setting up a system of government using conquered citizens effective?

2. How does Machiavelli say a private citizen might make himself a prince?

3. Who is Machiavelli's ultimate example of the correct use of cruelty?

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

5. Why does Machiavelli insist that hereditary princedoms are more easily maintained?

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