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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Machiavelli insist that hereditary princedoms are more easily maintained?
(a) All people everywhere actually prefer a prince.
(b) The prince has more power than a republic.
(c) The prince changes things often at his own whim.
(d) The people are already familiar with that form of government.

2. What does Machiavelli insist about a Prince who lost his dominion by force?
(a) He would lose all popularity with the people.
(b) The people would forget all about him.
(c) He would have to run for his life and never return.
(d) It would be easy to get it back.

3. What form of government comes from a long line of ancestors?
(a) A hereditary princedom.
(b) An elected dynasty.
(c) Princedoms formed by warring factions.
(d) New princedoms.

4. How does Machiavelli define a new princedom or dominion?
(a) One that kills all the citizens of the old regime.
(b) One that does not come from a long line of ruling ancestors.
(c) One that comes from political intrigue.
(d) One that is an entirely new settlement.

5. What reasons does Machiavelli put forward to get Prince Lorenzo to read his book?
(a) Experience and the absence of flattery.
(b) Experience and his low-born status.
(c) Experience and his ability as a writer.
(d) Experience and his personal need.

Short Answer Questions

1. What example does Machiavelli cite as a wholly new princedom?

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

3. What does Machiavelli say his desire is for Prince Lorenzo?

4. What is Machiavelli offering the Prince Lorenzo de Medici?

5. What was Machiavelli's method for learning political government?

(see the answer key)

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