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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before Pope Alexander VI, what prevented the Church from gaining even more power?
(a) The threat of invasion by France.
(b) The commercial power of the Venetians.
(c) The separation of Church and State.
(d) Wars fought between the Colonna, the Orsini and the Pope.

2. What Biblical example does Machiavelli use to show that someone else's arms are useless?
(a) Samson and Delilah.
(b) Egypt and Syria.
(c) Caleb and Joshua.
(d) David and Goliath.

3. After Alexander VI, how did the Pope continue to strengthen the Church's position?
(a) By military invasions of other dominions.
(b) By putting monasteries in new dominions.
(c) By selling ecclesiastical offices and annexing land.
(d) By gaining more popularity among the Italians.

4. Why does Machiavelli argue against a prince being overly generous?
(a) His generosity includes being able to pay his military high wages.
(b) By being generous the people love him excessively.
(c) By being generous, he avoids beeing seen as a miser.
(d) To support his generosity, the prince must tax his subjects heavily.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it that Machiavelli refrains from doing in his book?

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

3. After gaining dominions by merit, how does Machiavelli say a prince can hold his new territories?

4. In THE PRINCE, why does Machiavelli deal only with dominions and not republics?

5. Why should a new prince not disarm his people?

(see the answer key)

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