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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What combination of circumstances does Machiavelli identify in men like Cyrus, Romulus, and Theseus?
(a) Pride and ability.
(b) Strength and fortitude.
(c) Time and location.
(d) Opportunity and merit.

2. What was the motivation for Machiavelli to write THE PRINCE?
(a) He wanted to become a famous author.
(b) He wanted Prince Lorenzo de Medici to employ him.
(c) He wanted to start a revolution.
(d) He wanted to become a prince.

3. What example does Machiavelli give of a dominion that is a limb of a larger one?
(a) The King of Naples as part of the dominions of Spain.
(b) The Prince of Venice as part of the dominions of France.
(c) The Holy Roman Empire.
(d) The Medici as part of the Borgia dominions.

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

5. Prior to Charles VIII of France coming to Italy, what was the main focus of the Pope, the Venetians, the King of Naples, the Duke of Milan, and the Florentines?
(a) To keep foreigners out of Italy.
(b) To restore the Roman Empire.
(c) To war among themselves.
(d) To form an Italian Republic.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Machiavelli say that those who help a prince obtain a new princedom may turn against him?

2. What message does a prince give his subjects if he builds a fortress for himself?

3. Why does Machiavelli insist that a prince need not always be honest?

4. What characteristic of a leader can change fortune according to Machiavelli?

5. How does Machiavelli define avarice?

(see the answer key)

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