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

3. What factor does Machiavelli suggest makes it easier to rule a new territory?

4. In acquiring a new dominion, if the prince does not use the force of his own arms, what alternative does Machiavelli suggest?

5. What does Machiavelli say a new prince must do quickly after gaining a new dominion?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the reasons Machiavelli says the German cities are so secure.

2. What are the two types of princedoms as identified by Machiavelli?

3. Explain how Machiavelli says Cesare Borgia came to power.

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. Tell how Machiavelli suggests it is easiest to control a conquered state.

6. How are Ecclesiastical dominions so easily maintained?

7. Briefly write down how Machiavelli describes Agathocles of Sicily.

8. Explain why Machiavelli does not speak about Republics in THE PRINCE.

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

10. Discuss the Duke of Ferrara as a prince who regained his prominence after a period of time.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a story about how you imagine Prince Lorenzo de Medici reacted to THE PRINCE.

Essay Topic 2

Using the example of Cesare Borgia, write an essay entitled ABSOLUTE POWER CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay answering and discussing the question, Is honesty always the best policy?

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