Complete the Questions on Machiavelli’s The Prince: (10 Pointsper question)

Describe the qualities of Machiavelli’s ideal prince -characteristics of a prince and his behavior.

Why is the prince’s public image important to Machiavelli (heclaims the prince must always appear good)?

What should a prince do to maintain his good reputation?

How important is it for a modern day leader to manipulateappearances or “spin-doctor”?

What does Machiavelli mean about the concepts of fortuna andvirtù?

What is your view of human nature - are people inherently goodor evil?

"It is necessary to a Prince, if he wants to maintain himself,to learn to be able not to be good" (page 8 lines 81 - 84). Mustleaders follow a “different” morality than “regular” people inorder to be successful?

Machiavelli argues that a leader should be both loved andfeared, but that if you have to pick one, pick fear. What is yourposition on this?

What modern political/corporate examples do we have of leaderswho use fear to motivate others?

How is The Prince influenced by Humanism?

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1 Machiavellis ideal prince is a ruler who is wise strong and courageous He is able to anticipate his enemies moves and be prepared to respond accordingly He is prudent and thoughtful using his skills ... View the full answer