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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two, The Growth of Rome's Empire, The Army, Its Discipline and Component Parts, The Administration of Conquered Territory and Other Problems Which Admit of No Middle Course, Mistakes Often Made in Connection With War, Rome's Dealings With Neighboring.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What historical records did Machiavelli use to support his point for keeping two important items out of peril?
(a) Historical records of military tactics.
(b) Historical records of Hannibal and England.
(c) Historical records of Rome and France.
(d) Historical records of Tullus and Metius.

2. What are Machiavelli's two thoughts on fortresses?
(a) They build confidence and demonstrate power.
(b) They are costly and hard to maintain.
(c) They are not necessary and harmful.
(d) They are important for protection and wise for storing armaments.

3. According to Machiavelli, how did the Agrarian Laws violate the foundation of well-ordered Republics?
(a) Agrarian laws allowed Nobles to take land from Plebes with the intent to increase the land's productivity.
(b) Agrarian laws allowed land owners to use their land to help the poor become wealthy.
(c) Agrarian laws distributed land from those who had more than the law allowed among plebes rather than among Nobles with which they could enrich themselves.
(d) Agrarian laws allowed the government to decide what was to be grown on land in spite of the expertise of the land owner.

4. Based upon Machiavelli's details, for whose benefit were the "demonstrations made to the benefit" of Plebes devoted?
(a) Magistrates who used public works as a means of keeping political support from the general masses.
(b) The benefit of Nobles and people in power.
(c) The Plebes who had very busy working lives.
(d) The benefit of the Kings who needed occupiers throughout the Empire.

5. Why does Machiavelli claim that the rule of the Caesars was preferable to the regime of the Decemvirs?
(a) Because the Caesars ended Rome's state of continual war.
(b) Because, according to Machiavelli, the Decemvirs did not pursue expansion of the Empire.
(c) Because under the Caesar, there remained the Tribunes, Consuls, and the Senate, to whom the Caesar remained responsible.
(d) Because Machiavelli believed that the Decemvirs were too lax on punishments for violators of the law.

Short Answer Questions

1. What support did Machiavelli use for his view of what he considers to be the worst example provided by leaders?

2. What was a rival Empire to Rome as Rome began its expansion?

3. How does Machiavelli predict a citizen will conduct himself if he is not punished for his misdeeds because of his reputation for doing good deeds, according to Machiavelli.

4. According to Machiavelli, what caused so much hard work for Rome as it expanded its Empire to distant provinces?

5. What does Machiavelli consider to be the means of someone rising from the bottom to gain a great fortune?

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