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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 advantage does Machiavelli point out for Princes who rule hereditary dominions?
2. What does Machiavelli say his desire is for Prince Lorenzo?
3. What does say the sole prince can do that the prince with barons cannot?
4. How did the Romans maintain control in Capua, Carthage, and Numantia?
5. Machiavelli says some new princes may gain their new states either in exchange for money or as a favor. What other means does he point out for gaining a state?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain how Machiavelli says Cesare Borgia came to power.
2. Why should a new prince not set up a system of magistrates from among the people?
3. How does Machiavelli say that hereditary States are the easier ones to control?
4. Describe the conditions that made it possible for Moses, Romulus, Cyrus, and Theseus to be successful in uniting their people.
5. Describe the reasons Machiavelli says the German cities are so secure.
6. What advantage does the hereditary prince have in maintaining his dominion?
7. Explain how Machiavelli sees the importance of sound laws and a sound military.
8. How does a prince maintain control inside a sieged city when the citizens see their homes and farms being burned outside the city?
9. Define the problems of a State that is ruled by a king and the nobility.
10. What value does Machiavelli put on his gift to Prince Lorenzo de Medici?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay answering and discussing the question, Is honesty always the best policy?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay on the Medici family returning to power and what it meant to Machiavelli.
Essay Topic 3
Write a story about how you imagine Prince Lorenzo de Medici reacted to THE PRINCE.
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