MCQs of Political Science – Niccolo Machiavelli

Machiavelli was born in _________.

According to Machiavelli, which of the following statement about hereditary stes is not valid?

__________ is a course of action that should not be taken by a prince of anew principality.

_________ is the best means of becoming a prince.

About the nature of men, Machiavelli argues that they are naturally_________.

Which of the following is true about nobles and minsters?

__________ is a course of action that a prince should not take in order to hold states accustomed to living freely under their own laws.

Which is of the following is true about fortune and prowess?

Machiavelli’s approach to the use of cruelty is__________.

Fortresses are most valuable if they prevent____________

Which of the following is not true about ecclesiastical principalities?

Which of the following types of troops should a prince depend on?

It is not true about auxiliary troop that_____________.

Machiavelli does not agree that

The most desirable trait in a prince is __________.

A Prince is justified in using inhumane cruelty against________.

To what does Machiavelli compare a prince who breaks his word to play one foreign power off another?

What quality in a prince will cause the populace to despise him?

The best defence against conspiracies is __________.

___________ is not a means of winning honour and prestige

The ability to ______ is the mark of the best kind of intellect.

Machiavelli’s historical assessment of Italy’s past princes is __________.

The need to rebuild Italy’s ___________ is foremost among Machiavelli’s pleas to Lorenzo de’ medici

__________ is not an example of a ruler who triumphed on the strength of their own powers.

A number of Italian princes of Machiavelli’s time lost their state because_________.

Alexander VI was a __________ by profession.

Machiavelli’s first name was__________.

“The Prince” was published in ___________ century.

Of what city was Machiavelli an inhabitant?

To whom does Machiavelli address/dedicate “The Prince”?

Who of the following does Machiavelli not cite as an example?

States are of two sorts: republics and __________.

Which king “took Milan quickly and lost it just as quickly”?

“But it is the ___________ that makes troubles.”

IN France, in Machiavelli’s time, power___________

Machiavelli is a strong advocate of _________.

Who was Agathocles?

“Looking over all the duke’s actions, then I find noting with which to reproach him.”Who is Machiavelli referring to ?

Who was made Pope after Pius temporarily took Alexander IV’s place

Machiavelli feels that Cesare should have __________ regarding the papacy.

The successors of Alexander did not lose the kingdom, he had conquered from______.

According to Machiavelli, Spartans hold onto Athens and Thebes by_______.

Romans held onto Capua, Carthage and Numantia when they ___________.

According to legend, Rome was founded by ___________.

___________ became duke of Milan.

____________ was a faction in the Romagna territory

“For when _________ Realised, too late, that the power of the duke and the Church was making for their ruin, their called a gathering of the clan at La Magi one near Perugia.

_________ tried unsuccessfully to hold onto Italian conquests in Machiavelli’s time.

Machiavelli did not write _____________.

Machiavelli composed ‘The Prince’____________

Machiavelli does not discuss ____________ principalities.

Machiavelli’s offers _____________ the conqueror of his time as a model of princely behavior.

Machiavelli considers _____________ type of troops the most useful.

Machiavelli says that the prince should imitate _______________

___________ is not of the ways in which a new principality can be acquired.

A prince should possess __________________ as characteristic

Being loved is far less important than being ___________.

A prince should avoid ______________ sort of advisers

A prince should build fortresses when _________________.

Cruel acts are done badly when they are _____________

Machiavelli claims that for a prince’s power __________ is the kiss of death

An astute prince would mind being called parsimonious because ______________.

A prince risks being despised if he does all but makes____________.

If neighboring rulers fight, a reputable prince should ____________.