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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 relying on hired soldiers from other countries.
(d) By finding new ways to avoid war.

2. Which prince does Machiavelli say must be generous?
(a) One who has excessive vices.
(b) One who inherited his title.
(c) One just coming into power.
(d) One who is about to go to war.

3. How can honesty in other people cause the prince to lose respect?
(a) When people are not afraid of offending the prince by what they say.
(b) When their honesty is not recognized for what it is.
(c) When the honesty is really only half truths.
(d) When the prince never believes anything he hears.

4. How does Machiavelli define auxiliary forces?
(a) Those borrowed from other principalities to wage war.
(b) Women mercenaries who fight along side of men.
(c) The best insurance a prince has for his safety.
(d) Extra manpower that may be called to active duty during a war.

5. In terms of receiving advice, what is the main thing a prince must remember and do to preserve power.
(a) Listen to the right people but make up his own mind.
(b) Only pretend to listen to advice.
(c) Be ready to execute those who offer bad advice.
(d) Listen to everyone because someone will have the best idea.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Citing Moses, Cyrus, Romulus, and Theseus, what distinction does Machiavelli make about Moses?

3. What form of government comes from a long line of ancestors?

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

5. How does Machiavelli say a prince can make himself feared without making himself hated?

(see the answer key)

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