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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the comparison between the tactics of Scipio and Hannibal, what does Machiavelli consider to be praiseworthy?
(a) New uses of artillery.
(b) Feigned foolishness.
(c) Success.
(d) Surprise.

2. Why does Machiavelli believe that leaders of his time refuse to follow the examples of dealing with tumults set by leaders of ancient times.
(a) They regard the judgments of ancient leaders to be inhuman and impossible to apply.
(b) They were too easily influenced by women.
(c) They did not have the power of the Romans.
(d) They did not have the virtu of the Romans.

3. Of what is Machiavelli referring when he addresses the use of deceit in managing wars?
(a) Using tactics that mislead the enemy in battle.
(b) Fooling the Senate to put him where he can win.
(c) Fooling his soldiers to do things he needs.
(d) Fooling the city he attacks to hide in a fort.

4. When does Machiavelli advise Captains to try new things?
(a) Never.
(b) When it is training.
(c) When it is camped in the open field.
(d) While armies are engaged.

5. What, according to Machiavelli, did Epaminondas the Theban claim was most necessary and useful for a Captain?
(a) To use new tactics.
(b) To know the decisions and proceedings of the enemy.
(c) To fight in the open.
(d) To have new weapons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Machiavelli recommend that prudent men avoid?

2. Why does Machiavelli consider the public a better judge than Princes for who should occupy public offices.

3. Why would corrupt Republics accept common deceptions?

4. What does Machiavelli identify as the cause of using dishonorable words against an enemy?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Machiavelli consider impetuosity and audacity to often be successful for a Prince to take a province that belongs to another Prince?

2. Why does Machiavelli recommend to avoid appointing anyone who has been offended to an important position in government?

3. What are two reasons that Machiavelli claims men have a hard time changing with the times?

4. Why doesn't Machiavelli expect promises made under force to be kept?

5. What are some of methods that Machiavelli identifies that Citizens use to earn private honors?

6. What does Machiavelli consider to be the purpose of expanding an Empire and why must a Prince be well organized in expanding it properly?

7. Why does Machiavelli warn Princes from using auxiliary soldiers from another Prince?

8. What were the two evils that Machiavelli claims came to Rome as its Empire grew in geographical size?

9. What are two remedies that Machiavelli recommends in Book Three, section16 to prevent a City from becoming corrupted by periods of peace and wealth?

10. Why does Machiavelli consider negotiating peace treaties with insurrectionists to be the most harmful method of ending conflicts in a City?

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