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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the motivation for Machiavelli to write THE PRINCE?
(a) He wanted to become a famous author.
(b) He wanted to become a prince.
(c) He wanted Prince Lorenzo de Medici to employ him.
(d) He wanted to start a revolution.

2. In acquiring a new dominion, if the prince does not use the force of his own arms, what alternative does Machiavelli suggest?
(a) Political intrigue.
(b) The arms of others.
(c) Free elections.
(d) Appeals to the Pope of Rome.

3. 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 is an entirely new settlement.
(d) One that comes from political intrigue.

4. What does Machiavelli say his desire is for Prince Lorenzo?
(a) That he recognizes Machiavelli's genius.
(b) That he sets up a completely new form of government.
(c) That he attain all the merits he deserves.
(d) That he not become a tyrant.

5. What does say the sole prince can do that the prince with barons cannot?
(a) Shift the rulers of territories at his discretion.
(b) Move the subjects from place to place.
(c) Travel any time he wants.
(d) Change his residence whenever he likes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What reasons does Machiavelli put forward to get Prince Lorenzo to read his book?

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

4. One Princedom, according to Machiavelli, is ruled by a sole prince; the other is by a prince and his barons. What does Machiavelli see as a weakness of the latter?

5. What are the two types of government identified by Machiavelli?

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