Modern Machiavelli

Nicollo Machiavelli wrote:

• The Sea
• Realpolitik
• The Prince
• The Tenets

Which of the following is a true statement?

• Machiavelli was only expressing his personal opinion about leadership.
• Machiavelli suggested that monarchies were better than democracies, where there are elected governments.
• He wrote it to defend his reasons for wanting to control Italy.
• He wrote it, based on his observations, to explain how a leader should maintain (keep) his power.

What was his personal reason for writing the book?

• He wanted to win the favor (and a job) of the new leader.
• He wanted to justify his reasons for his actions.
• He wanted people to overthrow the government.
• He wanted to teach leaders how to be more kind.

Which of the following were points made by Machiavelli?

• A leader should always be honest.
• A leader must be willing to do anything, including lie, cheat and steal.
• A leader has to accept being hated by some.
• A leader should publically admit when he's made mistakes and/or been inconsistent.

Which former president was cited as an example of a politician who was "wearing a mask" to create an image of an acceptable leader?

• Ronald Reagan
• Jimmy Carter
• Barack Obama
• George Bush