AnswersVT-ACT Reading 26-27Enlightenment Ideas in America

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

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What is the author’s primary purpose in writing this passage?

A
to inform
B
to entertain
C
to persuade
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What does Machiavelli most want the reader to know?

A
how to maintain power
B
how to become a prince
C
how to rule with kindness
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What is his secondary purpose?

A
to inform the reader
B
to entertain with humor
C
to entertain with suspense
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How does Machiavelli work to achieve his secondary purpose?

A
by telling a funny story
B
by providing explanations
C
by recounting a tragic event

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