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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the wise prince do to maintain the loyalty of the people?
(a) Perfroms the popular acts himself and delegates unpopular actions to someone else.
(b) Does both popular and unpopular actions always in a fair manner.
(c) Exasperates the nobles and therefore pleases the people.
(d) Plays with the people and leaves the government up to someone else.

2. What does Machiavelli say was the real cause of Cesare Borgia's ultimate failure?
(a) His bad choices of political allies.
(b) His opposition from the new Pope after the death of Alexander IV.
(c) His ill health after the death of his father.
(d) His lack of knowledge of what to do after his father's death.

3. What does Machiavelli insist about a Prince who lost his dominion by force?
(a) The people would forget all about him.
(b) He would lose all popularity with the people.
(c) It would be easy to get it back.
(d) He would have to run for his life and never return.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was responsible for weakening the power of Colonna and Orsini, the barons of Rome?

2. What problem faces a prince appointed by the nobles?

3. What does Machiavelli suggest is the best fortress for a prince?

4. What is the advantage of being miserly?

5. What does Machiavelli suggest is wrong with concepts of an ideal princedom or republic.

(see the answer key)

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