Machiavelli

What was a reason why Machiavelli write The Prince?

• To win the favor of King Ferdinand

• To provide reasons for going to war

• To help rulers attain greatness and establish a secure state

• To win glory and fortune

What step(s) should a prince take who has annexed a new territory?

• Actually reside there in person

• Increase taxes and allow for self-rule

• Establish colonies in the new territory

• Both A and C

What does Machiavelli recommend for a prince do to the leading family after conquering a new territory?

• Eliminate the entire family

• Make peace with them

• Enslave and torture them for people to see

• None of the above

What does Machiavelli recommend as a way to control a principality used to having freedom such as a republic?

• Allow their government to remain the same

• Replace their leaders with the ruler's relatives

• Ruin the city

• Give its subjects free food and welfare

What does a prince acquire who uses evil actions to conquer or control?

• Empire and glory

• Neither empire nor glory

• Empire, but no glory

• Glory, but no empire

Whose favor should the prince win?

• Church

• The Nobility

• The People

• Bankers

What does Machiavelli think about the use of mercenaries?

• Useless and dangerous

• Useful as a killing machine

• Useful only when one's army has failed

• Great for expeditions into new territories

Ultimately, what is the art of the prince?

• Sculpture

• War

• Architecture

• Diplomacy

A prince should avoid _____.

• War

• Seizing property

• Fortresses

• Marriage

Why is it better to be feared than loved if you cannot have them both?

• Love is fickle

• A ruler can control the fears of his subjects more than their love

• Love fades

• Love is too emotional