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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 Machiavelli's preferred military department?
2. In Book 3, Section 1, what does Machiavelli declare to be, "...a most true thing...."
3. What were the results for the two Roman Consuls in Machiavelli's illustration?
4. What example does Machiavelli use to show how a Republic can handle a malady?
5. For what reason does Machiavelli advise people in power to, "...lay aside personal hatred?"
Short Essay Questions
1. When Machiavelli uses the word "esteemed" in reference to artillery and infantry, what does he mean?
2. What are two remedies that Machiavelli recommends in Book Three, section16 to prevent a City from becoming corrupted by periods of peace and wealth?
3. Why does Machiavelli believe, "that men born in a province observe for all time almost the same natures (Book 3, Section 43)?"
4. Why does Machiavelli claim that the Senate and Plebes rose up to take control of Rome from Tarquinius Superbus ?
5. What does Machiavelli recommend to Captains as an element of strategy to assure success in capturing a town?
6. What is the advice that Machiavelli gives to Princes who take possessions from another Prince?
7. Why does Machiavelli consider impetuosity and audacity to often be successful for a Prince to take a province that belongs to another Prince?
8. What are two points that you can take from Book Three, Section 13 to suggest that Machiavelli believes that it is better for a Prince to have a strong army badly captained rather than a bad army strongly captained?
9. Why does Machiavelli consider saving an army from attack to be an effective method for defending a country?
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
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 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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