This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two, The Growth of Rome's Empire, Preface, Methods of Expansion, Colonization and War: Its Causes and Cost, Diplomacy and War.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Machiavelli identify as tactics the Citizen seeking not to be harmed uses?
(a) Acquiring friendships either through honest means or by supplying money to protect themselves from the powerful (bribes).
(b) Obscurity.
(c) Friendships with Citizens who are bold enough to fight.
(d) The financial ability to buy protection.

2. What were the "demonstrations made to the benefit" of Plebes that Machiavelli reported were taken by Roman Nobility in Book 1, Section 52?
(a) A regular schedule of holidays throughout the year that gave Plebes an opportunity to rest.
(b) Offerings to Plebes of land in newly captured territories.
(c) A reduction of taxes and the initiation of public works jobs for which Plebes would have the first opportunity for hiring.
(d) Allowing Plebes to contend for four Tribune positions and paying wages to soldiers.

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

4. In Book 1, Section 37, what does Machiavelli claim to be the foundation of well-ordered Republics?
(a) They keep the public and the Citizens rich.
(b) They keep the public and the Citizens poor.
(c) They keep the Citizens rich and the public poor.
(d) They keep the public [State] rich and its Citizens poor.

5. What does "Crescit interea Roma Albae ruinis" mean?
(a) Creative Romans will bring ruins to Alba.
(b) Rome and Alba ruined Crete's industry.
(c) Rome grew on the ruins of Alba .
(d) The Roman interrogations ruined Albanian Fertile Crescent.