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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Machiavelli examine in Chapter 1 of Book 2?
2. Reviewing earlier chapters of "The Discourses", why would Machiavelli consider long wars in foreign lands important?
3. When Machiavelli writes, "For sometimes of necessity our judgment is the truth, as human affairs are always in motion, either ascending or descending," what is he writing about what he believes about truth?
4. What does Machiavelli consider prudence in a Prince or a King?
5. If a cliché could be given to the preface to Book Two of "The Discourses", what would it be?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Machiavelli explain that a City grows either through love or through force?
2. What does Machiavelli mean when he advises that evil in a State be "temporized"?
3. What does Machiavelli claim proves the Romans' love for liberty?
4. What are the reasons that Machiavelli gives for people who leave their home country for another out of necessity?
5. Why does Machiavelli believe that people who break away from the rule of a Prince have difficulty keeping their freedom?
6. What are the three types of state that Machiavelli detailed and by what name are they known today?
7. What does Machiavelli recommend to a Prince about reform of a city or a province that he has taken?
8. Why did Machiavelli consider the naming of a Caesar (dictator) over Rome was beneficial to the Empire?
9. What acts by governing officials does Machiavelli consider "pernicious" or damaging to the authority of the government?
10. What kind of Prince does Machiavelli consider to be weak?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Machiavelli's characterization of evil against the state and the benefits of the powers of the Roman Caesars, he provides a perspective that defines his view of government and freedom. What is that view? Does it match what you have been taught regarding both and does Machiavelli and what you have learned up to this point match your personal views on government and freedom? Define the similarities and the differences and use documented support from both the book and your educational experiences to support your position.
Essay Topic 2
In Book 3, Sections 14, 40, and 48, Machiavelli details the significance of using deception in battle. Compare Machiavelli's appreciation for using deception in battle to how Machiavelli recommends deception in politics to preserve the freedom of the Republic. Do you believe that Machiavelli would share you view of deceptive political practices? Why or why not? Give support for your responses with quotes from "The Discourses".
Essay Topic 3
In Book 1, Sections 21-23 Machiavelli begins a repeated focus on the role of the military in maintaining a Free Republic by focusing on making sound decisions on the cost of a military to a Republic. Identify quotes from Machiavelli that detail Machiavelli's advice on the use of resources on the military, whether or not his advice is being followed today, and what you consider to be the consequences of the current decisions regarding the modern costs of the military.
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