Questions
Machiavelli: The Prince, "On Avoiding Being Despised and Hated
- The word conspiracy is mentioned several times in this reading passage. A good meaning for conspiracy in lines 32 and 41 is____.
- an attack from another country
- a rebellion from within
- a prince's desire to resign from his job
- hatred between the citizens of a country
- The example used in lines 68-83 is used to illustrate what point ?
- That a prince should not be a usurper of his subjects' property or women.
- That some conspiracies can succeed.
- That a conspirator needs to fear the subjects of a murdered prince
- That citizens will always support a rebel.
3. If you were a Renaissance prince, according to the reading passage, what are some things that you could do to avoid being hated by your subjects?
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- According to the second paragraph, it is very difficult for a conspiracy to succeed. In your own words, explain why this is true.
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- According to the last paragraph, the King of France was very wise to create a parliament. What two difficult problems did he take care of by creating the parliament?
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