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Analyzing Ideas, Structure, and Purpose in Machiavelli’s The Prince

Question 2 • ELA 10B - 2023

Which causes in the text explain the central idea that acquiring a principality can be difficult? Check all that apply.

Answer
A
Those who are valorous envy the prince and his new territory.
B
Those who did well under the previous leader become enemies.
C
The introduction of new rules and methods is hard for people to take.
D
Those who may do well under the new prince are weak defenders.
E
It is dangerous to take the lead in the introduction of a new order.