The best description of Machiavelli’s The Prince is
A) a satire on sixteenth-century politics.
B) a call for Italian nationalism.
C) an outline of constitutional principles for establishing a government.
D) a handbook on politics as practiced in Renaissance Italy.
E) a brief history of city-states of Florence.
Answer:
B) a call for Italian nationalism.
Machiavelli wrote The Prince to describe the competitive politics of the Italian city-states in the
sixteenth century. Machiavelli was writing his book at the time when Italy was being invaded by the Spanish
and French. He was calling for a strong leader to unite Italy and defeat the foreign invaders who were
destroying the country. The Prince is neither a satire nor a plan for constitutional government. The book
does not describe the politics of the Renaissance and does not provide a detailed history of Florence.
Machiavelli calls for a strong leader who will use whatever means necessary to achieve success and help
Italy restore its greatness.
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