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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 method of dealing with leaders of tumults that divide cities does Machiavelli favor?
2. What does Machiavelli believe comes to a good army without a good Captain?
3. What are the two ways that Machiavelli claims that envy can be extinguished?
4. What has Machiavelli considered many times to be the causes of good and bad fortunes to men?
5. What, according to Machiavelli, did Epaminondas the Theban claim was most necessary and useful for a Captain?
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. Why doesn't Machiavelli expect promises made under force to be kept?
3. Why does Machiavelli consider defending an army with fortifications useless with the artillery that was new to his day?
4. 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?
5. What does Machiavelli believe is the consequence of insulting anyone with words?
6. Why does Machiavelli consider saving an army from attack to be an effective method for defending a country?
7. What is the advice that Machiavelli gives to Princes who take possessions from another Prince?
8. When Machiavelli uses the word "esteemed" in reference to artillery and infantry, what does he mean?
9. Why does Machiavelli recommend that any organization maintain itself by frequently renewing its founding principals?
10. What does Machiavelli mean when he discusses using "...deceit in the managing of a war..." and why does he consider it a glorious thing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Would Machiavelli want to affect how customs are down in Cities and families today? For what reasons would he want do to do so? What modern tools or institutions would he use? Be detailed in your responses and use statements from "The Discourses" to support your position on Machiavelli's motivations.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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