AnswersVT-ACT Reading 26-27Enlightenment Ideas in America

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

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Which statement best summarizes the central idea of this excerpt?

A
Hereditary principalities are easier for princes to keep and control.
B
Hereditary princes are better at ruling with fairness and justice.
C
It is best for a hereditary prince to maintain the customs of his ancestors.
D
If an outsider takes a hereditary state, the hereditary prince will regain it.
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Which causes in the text explain the central idea that acquiring a principality can be difficult? Check all that apply.

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.

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