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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 opportunities come to Princes who take Machiavelli's advice in acting to take something from another Prince.
2. What does Machiavelli claim causes unity in a Republic?
3. What does Machiavelli recommend as the three ways to restore a divided city?
4. Why does Machiavelli suggest that Republics arrive to changing with the times later than individuals?
5. What example does Machiavelli use to show how a Republic can handle a malady?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What are two reasons that Machiavelli claims men have a hard time changing with the times?
3. What were the two evils that Machiavelli claims came to Rome as its Empire grew in geographical size?
4. Why doesn't Machiavelli expect promises made under force to be kept?
5. Why does Machiavelli recommend that any organization maintain itself by frequently renewing its founding principals?
6. What does Machiavelli recommend to Captains as an element of strategy to assure success in capturing a town?
7. What does Machiavelli believe is the consequence of insulting anyone with words?
8. Why does Machiavelli claim that the Senate and Plebes rose up to take control of Rome from Tarquinius Superbus ?
9. What is the advice that Machiavelli gives to Princes who take possessions from another Prince?
10. Why does Machiavelli consider negotiating peace treaties with insurrectionists to be the most harmful method of ending conflicts in a City?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
At the beginning of Book 2, Machiavelli begins investigating what he considers to be virtuous touches on "virtu" throughout the rest of "The Discourses". Find two characterizations of what Machiavelli considers "virtu" with which you agree and two with which you do not. Explain your positions in each case and give examples of how your choices have been proven through history.
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