This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two, The Growth of Rome's Empire, The Army, Its Discipline and Component Parts, The Administration of Conquered Territory and Other Problems Which Admit of No Middle Course, Mistakes Often Made in Connection With War, Rome's Dealings With Neighboring.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Machiavelli's preferred military department?
(a) The Navy
(b) The Artillery.
(c) The Cavalry.
(d) The infantry (foot soldier).

2. What support did Machiavelli use for his view of what he considers to be the worst example provided by leaders?
(a) A recent denial of appeal by Girolamo Savonarola to five citizens sentenced to death after Savonarola wrote the law allowing appeals.
(b) A series of Caesars who named friends to be Captains.
(c) The lawlessness that overtook Carthage as its Princes suspended harsh sentences for crimes against the State.
(d) Tribunes who called the army from foreign provinces and decommissioned its Captains.

3. What is a Prince as Machiavelli uses the term?
(a) A hereditary noble.
(b) An underling to the ruling authority.
(c) A monarch over a sovereign system of government and territory.
(d) A dispatched bureaucrat that carries out orders over a territory.

4. What should the reader consider as evil when Machiavelli is advising Princes to "recognize evils".
(a) Evil should be considered to be any influence which challenges the power of the Prince.
(b) Evil is anything with which a Prince does not agree.
(c) Evil is those public reactions that oppose the Prince.
(d) Evil is those human inclinations that cause them to act selfishly.

5. Why does Machiavelli recommend that those who want to reform a city should retain the appearance of the institutions they want to reform?
(a) Because the general masses are satisfied with appearances and are moved by things as they appear rather than by the way they operate (perception is reality).
(b) Because keeping the appearance of those institutions helps to keep important advisers within the circle of government.
(c) Because keeping the appearance of those institutions assures a smooth transition of power.
(d) Because keeping the appearance of those institutions helps to hide the true agenda of the Prince.

Short Answer Questions

1. In defending his view that Roman Dictators served their city well, what phrase does Machiavelli use to explain how the Caesars absorbed their power?

2. How does Machiavelli expect a city can keep its freedom after a weak Prince follows an excellent Prince?

3. Who does Machiavelli consider to have an advantage in battle?

4. What are the three ways a Republic can expand that Machiavelli recognized?

5. What were the reasons that Machiavelli cited for the Roman Senate choosing to pay a public stipend to fighting men (soldiers)?

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