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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What advantage does Machiavelli point out for Princes who rule hereditary dominions?
(a) The Prince who inherited his donimion can disband his army.
(b) He can get away with having more vices.
(c) People are accustomed to rule by that family.
(d) It is impossible for him to lose his dominion.

3. Aside from humble beginnings, what does Machiavelli say that Agathocles and Oliverotto have in common?
(a) They refused to resort to political assassination.
(b) They were both Italians.
(c) They got their positions from other princes.
(d) They knew what they wanted and made a plan to get it.

4. What ancient example does Machiavelli use to illustrate the rise to power through criminal actions?
(a) Pope Alexander IV.
(b) Alexander the Great.
(c) Moses.
(d) Agathocles of Sicily.

5. What were the results of Sparta setting up oligarchies in Athens and Thebes after they conquered them?
(a) They held them for a thousand years.
(b) They learned how to retain a possession.
(c) They changed their own forms of government.
(d) They lost the new territories.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does Machiavelli suggest that rising to power through cruelty is always wrong?

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

3. Ending his discussion of Ecclesiastical Dominions, why is Machiavelli so circumspect about the current Pope?

4. What does Machiavelli say is the first requirement of a commander?

5. When does Machiavelli say a prince should be thinking most about military strategy?

(see the answer key)

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