Unit 9 Lesson 34.7 Florentine Politics

Where was the local government of Florence housed?

• Palazzo Pitti
• Palazzo Vecchio
• Uffizi Gallery
• Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore

How was Florence ruled?

• By a king
• By a pope
• Under a series of governing boards
• By a dictator

Which family controlled Florence for nearly three centuries?

• Sforza family
• Borgia family
• Gonzaga family
• Medici family

Who was one of the most powerful members of the Medici family?

• Piero the Unfortunate
• Cosimo de' Medici
• Giuliano de' Medici
• Lorenzo the Magnificent

What did Niccolò Machiavelli use his experiences for?

• To compose a symphony
• To paint a masterpiece
• To write The Prince
• To build a palace

What advice did Machiavelli give to rulers in The Prince?

• To do what is good or moral
• To make their states strong by doing what works best
• To separate ideas about government from ideas about religion
• To be loved rather than feared

What did Machiavelli say about lying?

• Rulers should even lie if it helps them to rule
• Lying is only acceptable in certain situations
• Rulers should never lie
• Lying is always immoral

What did Machiavelli say about the purpose justifying the means?

• The end justifies the means
• The end and the means are irrelevant
• The means justify the end
• The end and the means are equally important

Should rulers be feared or loved, according to Machiavelli?

• Feared
• Loved
• Both
• Neither

What did Machiavelli's The Prince contradict?

• Religious ideals about people's goodness
• Humanist ideals about people's goodness
• The idea that rulers should be loved
• The idea that rulers should be moral