1. What Roman Emperor does Machiavelli cite as an example of being both a lion and a fox?
(a) Septimius Severus.
(b) Antonius Severus.
(c) Julius Caesar.
(d) Marc Anthony.

2. Who does Machiavelli put forward as an example of a King who made all the mistakes in ruling a new territory?
(a) Archduke Ferdinand of Austria.
(b) Duke Lodovico.
(c) Louis XII of France.
(d) Charles I of Spain.

3. What is the advantage of the prince selected by the people?
(a) He will be unable to ignore the wishes of the nobles.
(b) The people will see the prince change them in many ways.
(c) He will have their support because all they want is not to be oppresed.
(d) The nobles will always see this as a good sign and cooperate with the prince.

4. 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 form an Italian Republic.
(b) To keep foreigners out of Italy.
(c) To war among themselves.
(d) To restore the Roman Empire.

5. 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) The prince becomes lazy and leaves everything up to the barons.
(b) The prince does always knows what the barons are doing in their territories.
(c) The barons hold their titles by heredity and not by the favor of the prince, so there is less loyalty.
(d) If the prince dies the barons all lose their hereditary titles.