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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 does Machiavelli say is the problem with remaining neutral between two warring sides?

2. What must a prince always do concerning advice?

3. What results when a ruler lacks resolution and his mind is easily changed.

4. What is it that a prince cannot control among his subjects?

5. What response does a prince receive if he is seen as fickle, effeminate, cowardly, frivolous, or irresolute?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how Machiavelli sees the weakness of using auxiliary forces as a military for a princedom.

2. How does Machiavelli say a prince should be like a fox and a lion?

3. Describe the two main reasons that a prince may be secure one day and lose his dominion the next.

4. Explain Machiavelli's famous statement that is is better to be feared than loved.

5. Detail how Machiavelli says Italian princes lose their dominions.

6. Why does Machiavelli say that war is the only art expected of a prince?

7. Give examples of leaders who recognized the need for their own loyal troops.

8. How does Machiavelli suggest a prince can be cruel and still be respected?

9. Discuss Machiavelli's discourse on flattery.

10. What kind of reading does Machiavelli advise for the prince? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write your opinion on the debate over whether or not religion has a place in state government. In preparation, review Chapter 11 on Ecclesiastical Princedoms.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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