This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three, The Examples of Rome's Great Men, Sundry Remarks on Strategy, Tactics, New Devices and Discipline, Administrative Posts, Administrative Methods: The Rival Claims of Severity and Good Fellowship.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Machiavelli consider to be necessary when restoring a Republic from a Tyranny?
(a) Public works projects that help provide citizens with provisions.
(b) Free, fair elections.
(c) Colonies.
(d) Memorable executions against the enemies of the Republic.

3. Why does Machiavelli advise Captains to use new things at the time that he does?
(a) Because training is the best time to determine their use.
(b) Because the enemy won't see them in camp.
(c) To give courage to his enemies and take it from enemies.
(d) Because the new technology requires different tactics.

4. From what did Machiavelli develop the information that he wrote into "The Discourses"?
(a) From interviews with political thinkers of the day.
(b) From long experience and continuous study of worldly affairs.
(c) From his world travels to study governments in other cultures.
(d) From research that he did in the many libraries throughout the former Roman Empire.

5. What does Machiavelli believe inspired the expansion of the Roman Empire?
(a) Harsh Captains guiding the military.
(b) Keeping Citizens in poverty.
(c) Virtue.
(d) Aggression and murder.