Machiavelli

What was the reason Machiavelli wrote The Prince?

• To win the favor of Queen Elizabeth

• To provide reasons for going to war

• To help rulers attain greatness and establish a secure state

• To win glory and fortune

The Dark Triad is a cluster of negative personality traits in modern personality theory. They describe a person who is cold, calculating, and manipulative. The triad consists of

• Machiavellianism

• narcissism

• psychopathy

• all of these choices

Ultimately, what is the art of the prince?

• Sculpture

• War

• Architecture

• Diplomacy

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

What year did Machiavelli write The Prince?

• 1400

• 1469

• 1513

• 1492

Machiavelli was born in

• Florence, Italy

• Rome, Italy

• Venice, Italy

• Naples, Italy

If someone is Machiavellian, this is not a good thing because

• Machiavellian traits are ruthless and selfish.

• Machiavellian traits are wimpy and weak.

• Machiavellian characteristics are vague and unknown.

• Machiavellian traits are old fashioned.

Niccolo Machiavelli was tortured and interrogated by

• the Catholic Church.

• the Medici Family.

• Leonardo da Vinci.

• his employer, Soderini.

A written work dealing formally and systematically with a subject. In this case, Machiavelli's writing deals with government and leadership style.

• A treatise

• A memoir

• An autobiography

• An essay

Why is The Prince still a topic of discussion today?

• The Prince is still selling because of the interesting ideas for political science topics.

• The Prince is still selling because mean college professors make students read it.

• The Prince is still selling because it is a cheap book.