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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three, The Example of Rome's Great Men, Internal Security, Equanimity, Insurrection, Confidence, Electioneering, and the Tendering of Advice, Advice to Generals in the Field.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the two things that give an army confidence according to Machiavelli?
(a) Victory and technology.
(b) Tactics and technology.
(c) Deception and strength.
(d) That it is well armed and organized and each man should know the other.

2. According to Machiavelli, what caused the Roman Republic to form?
(a) Political rivalries between powerful generals.
(b) Class warfare between the patricians and the plebes.
(c) Trade agreements between cities with resources and cities with technologies.
(d) Economic agreements between fertile cities.

3. What does Machiavelli examine in Chapter 1 of Book 2?
(a) Whether the Roman Empire was built upon fortune or virtue.
(b) How virtue can destroy fortune.
(c) Why fortune is more important that virtue.
(d) How to develop fortune and virtue.

4. What did Roman historian Livius call Necessity?
(a) THE MOTHER OF INVENTION.
(b) THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF FREEDOM.
(c) THE LAST AND BEST WEAPON.
(d) NECESSITY IS BUT AN INTERPRETATION.

5. In what cases does Machiavelli endorse acting foolishly?
(a) To please a powerful Prince.
(b) To confuse enemies at war.
(c) To confuse political enemies.
(d) To Amuse the Nobles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Machiavelli predict comes to those Republics that are changed violently.

2. What does Machiavelli establish as the relationship between gold and good soldiers?

3. Why does Machiavelli suggest that a Prince keep his conquered territories disunited from the City over which he has his power?

4. What phrase could summarize what Livius' details as qualifications for an effective Captain.

5. What does Machiavelli identify as tactics the Citizen seeking not to be harmed uses?

(see the answer key)

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