1) What does The Prince seem to be a practical guide for doing? a) Ruling a city-state b) Becoming a leader c) Italy's disunity d) Succeeding as a politician 2) What kind of regimes does the material in the book pertain to? a) Tyrannical b) Republican c) Democratic d) Autocratic 3) Who, at the end of the book, does Machiavelli assert as the only hope for Italy's unification? a) Himself b) Piero the Unfortunate c) Giuliano de' Medici d) Lorenzo de' Medici 4) What Italian city was Niccolo Machiavelli born in? a) Modena b) Rome c) Florence d) Milan 5) Which country invaded Italy the same year Machiavelli returned to Florence? a) France b) Egypt c) Spain d) Greece 6) In what year did Machiavelli enter the Florentine government? a) 1472 b) 1484 c) 1491 d) 1498 7) Which politician did Machiavelli believe to have the most potential to unite Italy? a) Pope Alexander b) Cesare Borgia c) King Louis XII d) Julius II 8) Whose favor did Machiavelli want to win by writing The Prince? a) Lorenzo de' Medici b) Julius II c) Giulio de' Medici d) Castruccio Castracani 9) What does Machiavelli argue that all states must be, if they are not republics? a) Democracies b) Monarchies c) Tyrannies d) Principalities 10) What is the easiest type of principality to govern? a) Hereditary b) Ecclesiastical c) Mixed d) Composite 11) What should a prince try to do if his principality is of a different language and culture? a) Learn the language b) Change the customs c) Move there d) Lead them to independence 12) What should a prince occupying a state in a foreign country focus on weakening? a) His use of military b) The neighboring states c) The state's routine d) The education system 13) How many ways are there to organize and govern a principality? a) One b) Two c) Three d) Five 14) Which of the following is not one of the three ways to hold states that Machiavelli describes? a) Devastate them b) Establish an oligarchy c) Occupy them d) Implement democracy 15) What is the best way to conquer a republic or former republic? a) Economic devastation b) Complete destruction c) Military control d) Maintaining civil liberty 16) Which of the following figures does Machiavelli not include as a leader who triumphed from their prowess? a) Moses b) Cyrus c) Alexander d) Theseus 17) Compared to princes who succeed on their own prowess, what do princes who succeed on "fortune" lack? a) Foundation b) Money c) Power d) Goodwill 18) What political figure does Machiavelli use to illustrate how important a solid foundation is for a prince? a) Pope Alexander VI b) Lorenzo de' Medici c) Cesare Borgia d) Alexander the Great 19) What can princes who commit criminal acts never achieve? a) Glory b) Loyal troops c) Power d) Democracy 20) What are the two groups of citizens Machiavelli believes every city to be constituted of? a) Slaves and nobles b) Craftsmen and ministers c) Common peoples and ministers d) Common people and nobles 21) Which of the following is not one of the possible outcomes of the opposition between common people and nobility? a) Communist revolution b) Free city c) Principality d) Anarchy 22) A prince created by the people must work to maintain ___. a) A friendship with the nobles b) A friendship with the people c) Support from neighboring states d) A strong, native military 23) Which principalities does Machiavelli discuss sarcastically? a) Hereditary b) Mercenary c) Composite d) Ecclesiastical 24) What are princes exempted from doing in ecclesiastical principalities? a) Living there b) Governing c) Implementing churches d) Managing imports 25) According to Machiavelli, what are ecclesiastical principalities sustained by? a) Their crops b) Princes c) The church d) Higher powers 26) What are the two essential components of a strong state? a) Laws and armies b) Armies and education c) Crops and churches d) Laws and crops 27) Which of the following is one of the three main types of armies mentioned by Machiavelli? a) Prince's troops b) Auxiliary troops c) Mercenary troops d) Ecclesiastical troops 28) Which type of army has the lowest morale? a) Native b) Mercenary c) Commissioned d) Auxiliary 29) Who are auxiliary armies borrowed from? a) The church b) A neighboring city-state c) The prince d) A more powerful state 30) What kind of army must the prince command for the principality to be secure? a) Mercenary b) Neighboring c) Native d) Auxiliary 31) According to Machiavelli, what should a prince be before he is virtuous? a) Practical b) Wealthy c) Honest d) Powerful 32) What "good" quality, if developed by the prince, could ruin his state? a) Honesty b) Generosity c) Craftiness d) Courage 33) According to Machiavelli, what does generosity always lead to? a) Poverty b) War c) Expulsion d) Hatred 34) For a prince, what is always better than being loved by the people? a) Being wealthy b) Being feared c) Being at peace d) Being married 35) In Machiavelli's analogy, law comes naturally to men and force comes naturally to who? a) Beasts b) Princes c) Slaves d) Priests 36) What two animals must a prince learn to act like when administering force? a) A fox and a hare b) A bird and a pig c) A tiger and a wolf d) A lion and a fox 37) What always leads to strong and good alliances? a) Widespread education b) A strong army c) Abundant exports d) Internal security 38) What must a prince do if he annexes a state? a) Move there b) Learn the language c) Disarm the subjects d) Call in auxiliary troops 39) What must a prince always be skeptical of receiving, especially from flatterers? a) Military instruction b) Gifts c) Annexed states d) Advice 40) Ultimately, what is a prince's best defense? a) His valor b) His army c) Mercenary troops d) His subjects 41) In response to the disarray of Italy coeval to Machiavelli, what does Italy need to bring happiness to the people? a) A new crop b) A republic c) A prince d) A better educational system 42) Who is asserted at the end of the text to be Italy's only hope for unification? a) Lorenzo de' Medici b) King Ferdinand c) Machiavelli d) Leonardo da Vinci 43) When should a prince build fortresses? a) When he fears his own people more than he fears foreign invaders b) When he has taken enough prisoners to require a safe hold c) When he wants to make a physical show of his power and property holdings d) When his population nears unmanageable proportions 44) Which of the following characteristics should a prince possess? a) Generosity b) Mercy c) Cruelty d) Pity 45) A prince risks being despised if he does all but which of the following? a) Acts in an effeminate way b) Makes a show of his seriousness c) Has trouble making up his mind d) Takes the women of his subjects

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