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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before Pope Alexander VI, what prevented the Church from gaining even more power?
(a) The commercial power of the Venetians.
(b) Wars fought between the Colonna, the Orsini and the Pope.
(c) The separation of Church and State.
(d) The threat of invasion by France.

2. What does Machiavelli say will be an advantage to a prince who lost his dominion by force of arms?
(a) The money he was able to stash away before being invaded.
(b) A mishap on the part of the new government.
(c) The tendency of new governments to rely heavily on hereditary princes.
(d) The sympathy of the surrounding dominions.

3. Who does Machiavelli single out as a prince who was always prepared for war?
(a) Xenophon
(b) Philopoemonm, Prince of the Achaians
(c) Ramses II
(d) The sons of Sforza, Duke of Milan

4. Who was responsible for weakening the power of Colonna and Orsini, the barons of Rome?
(a) King Louis VII.
(b) Charles VIII of France.
(c) Remiro d'Orco.
(d) Cesare Borgia.

5. How does Machiavelli say that the great military leaders of history were so successful?
(a) By imitating the great men before them.
(b) By studying the arts.
(c) By finding new ways to avoid war.
(d) By relying on hired soldiers from other countries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Machiavelli see as an inevitable result of changes in government?

2. What type of principality does Machiavelli claim may be kept without talent or fortune?

3. How did the Romans maintain control in Capua, Carthage, and Numantia?

4. What does Machiavelli insist about a Prince who lost his dominion by force?

5. What ancient example does Machiavelli use to illustrate the rise to power through criminal actions?

(see the answer key)

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