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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role does morality play in keeping a dominion safe according to Machiavelli?

2. What is Machiavelli's example of rule by a sole prince?

3. What are the two types of government identified by Machiavelli?

4. What reasons does Machiavelli put forward to get Prince Lorenzo to read his book?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Ecclesiastical dominions so easily maintained?

2. How did Cesare Borgia hold onto power in Romagna?

3. Define the problems of a State that is ruled by a king and the nobility.

4. How does a prince maintain control inside a sieged city when the citizens see their homes and farms being burned outside the city?

5. Explain why Machiavelli believes a newly conquered territory is harder to govern than a hereditary dominion.

6. If a hereditary prince loses his dominion in war, will he be able to regain his former position? Explain.

7. Describe the factors that may make it easier for a new prince to rule.

8. What value does Machiavelli put on his gift to Prince Lorenzo de Medici?

9. At the time Machiavelli is writing, he recognizes only two types of existing government. Explain each.

10. How does Machiavelli explain a man of his common social standing being qualified to advise a prince?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Critique Machiavelli's idea that a state or prince must have a strong, loyal military.

Essay Topic 2

Write a paper on the influence of art during the Italian Renaissance.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about why you think many people have not liked Machiavelli's book, THE PRINCE.

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