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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If a city is well fortified against attack, what will cause the enemy to retreat?
(a) They will retreat because they do not have enough supplies to feed themselves.
(b) They will retreat because they are cold outside the walls of the city.
(c) They will retreat because the fortified city makes them believe there are other armies in the field.
(d) They will retreat because they cannot afford a long seige.

2. What is the advantage of being miserly?
(a) Everything eventually belongs to the prince.
(b) The prince can go count his money when he cannot sleep.
(c) The people will not work harder to receive the prince's generosity.
(d) Waging was is possible without having to tax the people heavily.

3. What example does Machiavelli cite as a wholly new princedom?
(a) The new Kingdom of Naples.
(b) Milan under Francesco Sforza.
(c) The Kingdom of Spain.
(d) Venice under the Doge.

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

5. What does Machiavelli say will be an advantage to a prince who lost his dominion by force of arms?
(a) A mishap on the part of the new government.
(b) The tendency of new governments to rely heavily on hereditary princes.
(c) The sympathy of the surrounding dominions.
(d) The money he was able to stash away before being invaded.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ending his discussion of Ecclesiastical Dominions, why is Machiavelli so circumspect about the current Pope?

2. What was Cesare Borgia's greatest mistake according to Machiavelli?

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

4. What one thing does Machiavelli insist that every prince needs?

5. What, according to Machiavelli, is better than actually having all the good qualities of leadership?

(see the answer key)

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