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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 is the proverb that Machiavelli reports the Samnites used on the Tuscans to encourage them to make war on the Roman Empire?
2. Why does Machiavelli claim that Princes should not complain of faults of People under their authority?
3. What does Machiavelli believe comes to a good army without a good Captain?
4. What are the two things that Machiavelli cites as the causes of the dissolution of the Roman Republic?
5. Why would corrupt Republics accept common deceptions?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Machiavelli advise those who seek to change a Republic?
2. Why did "Captains of Fortune" favor cavalry over infantry?
3. Why does Machiavelli devote his longest section of "The Discourses" to discussing conspiracy?
4. Why does Machiavelli in Section 28 recommend that Citizens be allowed to obtain honors through public means, but prevented from seeking honors through private means?
5. Why does Machiavelli recommend that any organization maintain itself by frequently renewing its founding principals?
6. What are two remedies that Machiavelli recommends in Book Three, section16 to prevent a City from becoming corrupted by periods of peace and wealth?
7. What are two reasons that Machiavelli claims men have a hard time changing with the times?
8. What does Machiavelli recommend as the three methods of reuniting a City that has been divided?
9. Why does Machiavelli consider negotiating peace treaties with insurrectionists to be the most harmful method of ending conflicts in a City?
10. Why does Machiavelli recommend to avoid appointing anyone who has been offended to an important position in government?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Book 3, Sections 43 and 46, Machiavelli details how customs are handed down in Cities and through families. Give examples from your personal experiences that support statements from the two chapters. If Machiavelli was alive today, how would he evaluate the qualities of customs that are handed down in modern American Cities and families? Use statements from the book to support your assertions.
Essay Topic 2
Machiavelli is critical of ambition in Book 1, Section 46. Do you agree with Machiavelli's criticisms? Why or why not? What is your view of ambition and how does individual freedom affect ambition?
Essay Topic 3
Machiavelli advises on dealing with evil challenging a State in Book 1, Sections 33. What does Machiavelli consider evil? Support what you find as his definition with statements from all of "The Discourses". Do you agree with his assessments? Why or why not? In your response give documented support from other political or moral thinkers.
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