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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 Machiavelli suggest will be the reaction of the people if he is greedy and seizes property and women?
(a) They will support him.
(b) They will become like him.
(c) They will hate him.
(d) They will think he is a just ruler.

2. Why should a prince keep down factions in his princedom?
(a) The prince must decide which faction is stronger and play up to them.
(b) The weaker faction will side with an outside enemy, and the stronger will not be able to hold out.
(c) People enjoy the debates and work production slows down.
(d) Factions keep him tied up as a judge all the time.

3. What is it that a prince cannot control among his subjects?
(a) Their fear.
(b) Their cooperation.
(c) Their taxation.
(d) Their love.

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

5. What does Machiavelli suggest makes for peace in a dominion?
(a) A Prince who knows how to keep the people in line by force.
(b) Each day being the same as the day before.
(c) A Prince who knows how to hide his bad habits.
(d) A brilliant and vocal Prince.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Machiavelli suggest may make a hereditary ruler unpopular with his people?

2. What does Machiavelli see as an inevitable result of changes in government?

3. The cities of what country are given as good examples of fortification?

4. Why does Machiavelli not use Agathocles as an example of meritorious rise to power?

5. A prince who has acquired a new dominion added to his own should disarm the conquered people. Why?

(see the answer key)

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