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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Machiavelli suggest is the best fortress for a prince?
(a) A palace in the center of the city.
(b) Military barracks surrounding his palace.
(c) A palace surrounded by a wide moat.
(d) Favorable public opinion.

2. How does Machiavelli say a prince can make himself feared without making himself hated?
(a) By hanging only unpopular criminals.
(b) By leaving people's property alone.
(c) By giving pardons to criminals.
(d) By taking the women away.

3. Why should a prince keep down factions in his princedom?
(a) The weaker faction will side with an outside enemy, and the stronger will not be able to hold out.
(b) The prince must decide which faction is stronger and play up to them.
(c) People enjoy the debates and work production slows down.
(d) Factions keep him tied up as a judge all the time.

4. Who is Machiavelli's ultimate example of the correct use of cruelty?
(a) King Louis.
(b) Alexander the Great.
(c) Hannibal.
(d) Moses.

5. What characteristic of a leader can change fortune according to Machiavelli?
(a) The will of the people.
(b) A person's innate ability.
(c) Being at the right place and in the right time.
(d) The intervention of God.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What message does a prince give his subjects if he builds a fortress for himself?

3. How does Machiavelli think New Dominions were formed?

4. Who does Machiavelli single out as a prince who was always prepared for war?

5. Why does Machiavelli insist that hereditary princedoms are more easily maintained?

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