This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three, The Example of Rome's Great Men, Salus Populi, Suprema Lex, Further Reflections Based on the Samnite Wars, The Preservation of Freedom in a Republic.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do fertile areas offer to those who settle there according to Machiavelli?
(a) Raw materials that can be sent to sterile areas for manufacturing and refinement.
(b) The ability to affect the economy of sterile areas.
(c) Resources that will sustain a growing population.
(d) The means by which a city can grow and have the ability to defend themselves.

2. What does Machiavelli praise of the ancient Roman battlefield tactics?
(a) The fierceness of the soldiers to dictate the terms of every battle.
(b) The ability of the second and third divisions to absorb fallen lines ahead of them and proceed in battle.
(c) The ability of the three divisions to outman enemies and scare them from the battlefields.
(d) The ability of the first division to puncture enemy lines so the second and third divisions can over run the command centers.

3. What does Machiavelli claim comes to those Republics that are changed through the general public?
(a) New elections will be controlled by the general public.
(b) The public will appoint inept leaders and it will fall.
(c) The Republic will break apart and be at war with its separate pieces.
(d) Only the head of the Republic will be harmed.

4. How does Machiavelli suggest that a man with power should present himself to a city in turmoil?
(a) "Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness."
(b) "Beauty is power; a smile is its sword."
(c) "...(W)ith as much grace and as honorably as he can, attiring himself with the insignia of his rank which he holds in order to make himself more revered."
(d) "The man of power should present himself with cold ruthlessness and avoid any show of sentimentality."

5. What does Machiavelli identify as the easiest way to "...ruin a Republic where the People have authority...."
(a) Cause them to distribute wealth.
(b) For the Nobles to promote corrupted Citizens in elections.
(c) For Nobles to cultivate rivalries between partisans among the People.
(d) Involve them in a brave enterprise.