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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Machiavelli say is the first requirement of a commander?
(a) Making sure he has the money to pay his mercenaries.
(b) Making constant changes in his miliary command.
(c) Frequently reviewing his troops.
(d) Knowing how to locate the enemy, deploy his soldiers, and lay siege to a city.

2. How does Machiavelli say a private citizen might make himself a prince?
(a) By avoiding war and promoting peace.
(b) By becoming a puppet of an enemy military.
(c) By becoming proficient in war and rising in rank.
(d) By hiring his own mercenaries.

3. How did the Romans maintain control in Capua, Carthage, and Numantia?
(a) They destroyed them and set up their own system of government.
(b) They made them all Roman citizens with new priviliges.
(c) They moved the Roman capital to Carthage.
(d) They allowed them to select government officials from their own citizens.

4. Why does Machiavelli say a hereditary prince is usually more loved by his subjects?
(a) He goes to school with the children of the princedom.
(b) He allows the people to do exactly as they please.
(c) His face is on their coins.
(d) He has less of a chance of giving offense.

5. When does Machiavelli say a prince should be thinking most about military strategy?
(a) On hunting expeditions.
(b) When he is being invaded.
(c) When he visits another prince.
(d) During times of peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when Rome tried to use the same methods the Spartans had used with Greece?

2. In THE PRINCE, why does Machiavelli deal only with dominions and not republics?

3. What example does Machiavelli give of a conquered territory rebelling against 100 years of servitude?

4. Aside from humble beginnings, what does Machiavelli say that Agathocles and Oliverotto have in common?

5. What does Machiavelli suggest is the surest way to govern a conquered territory?

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