This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three, The Examples of Rome's Great Men, Reform, Security, and the Elimination of Rivals, On Conspiracies, The Need of Adaptation to Environment.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Against whom are conspiracies made?
(a) Captains and Kings.
(b) Princes and countries.
(c) Republics and Senates.
(d) Citizens and Plebs.

2. How did Machiavelli report that the Nobles controlled the process of Plebes having the opportunity to choose Plebes for four Tribunes?
(a) They began a war and had many Plebes sent to a foreign province.
(b) They controlled the means of Plebes to provide for themselves.
(c) They offered choices between highly reputable Nobles and ignoble Plebes who asked to be considered for the positions.
(d) They were in charge of counting the votes.

3. What does Machiavelli establish as the relationship between gold and good soldiers?
(a) Gold is not sufficient to find good soldiers, but good soldiers are indeed sufficient to find gold.
(b) Gold attracts good soldiers.
(c) Gold will cause good soldiers to go bad.
(d) The promise of gold will make soldiers weaker.

4. What does Machiavelli consider to be the means of someone rising from the bottom to gain a great fortune?
(a) Deceit and self preservation.
(b) Force and fraud.
(c) Hard work and creativity.
(d) Diligence and humility.

5. Why does Machiavelli claim that the rule of the Caesars was preferable to the regime of the Decemvirs?
(a) Because Machiavelli believed that the Decemvirs were too lax on punishments for violators of the law.
(b) Because the Caesars ended Rome's state of continual war.
(c) Because, according to Machiavelli, the Decemvirs did not pursue expansion of the Empire.
(d) Because under the Caesar, there remained the Tribunes, Consuls, and the Senate, to whom the Caesar remained responsible.