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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What were the results for the two Roman Consuls in Machiavelli's illustration?
2. Why does Machiavelli consider the public a better judge than Princes for who should occupy public offices.
3. What does Machiavelli claim causes disunity in a Republic?
4. What does Machiavelli advise to Princes who desire to take something from another Prince?
5. What are the two ways that Republics are altered that Machiavelli examines?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Machiavelli consider saving an army from attack to be an effective method for defending a country?
2. What are two remedies that Machiavelli recommends in Book Three, section16 to prevent a City from becoming corrupted by periods of peace and wealth?
3. What does Machiavelli recommend as the three methods of reuniting a City that has been divided?
4. Why does Machiavelli consider towns more difficult to conquer after the Citizens have been in rebellion?
5. What does Machiavelli write of in Book Three, Section 14 when he reviews, "...new inventions and new voices...," and why does he recommend these to be used in the heat of battle?
6. Why does Machiavelli warn Princes from using auxiliary soldiers from another Prince?
7. What does Machiavelli consider to be the purpose of expanding an Empire and why must a Prince be well organized in expanding it properly?
8. What are two points that you can take from Book Three, Section 13 to suggest that Machiavelli believes that it is better for a Prince to have a strong army badly captained rather than a bad army strongly captained?
9. Why does Machiavelli consider defending an army with fortifications useless with the artillery that was new to his day?
10. Why did "Captains of Fortune" favor cavalry over infantry?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Would Machiavelli want to affect how customs are down in Cities and families today? For what reasons would he want do to do so? What modern tools or institutions would he use? Be detailed in your responses and use statements from "The Discourses" to support your position on Machiavelli's motivations.
Essay Topic 2
Machiavelli details the difference between Excellent and Weak princes in Book One, Section 19. What is your position on Machiavelli's differentiation? Provide the language from the section that helps define you view and use support from history or current events that supports your position.
Essay Topic 3
In Book 1, Sections 45, Machiavelli warns of the harm that comes from law makers not following the laws they make. What is the support that Machiavelli gives for his position? Do you agree with his position? Why or why not? Is his warning being followed today by American Government? What have been the consequences politically, economically, and socially? Document your support.
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