UCSD Machiavelli The Qualities of the Prince Questions

Make sure you format your packet correctly as shown on the formatting packet given to you at the onset of the semester. The font is Times New Roman with 12 point sizing and the packet should contain the following:

Pre-Reading Questions

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Calendar Questions (these questions are found on your schedule)

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Journal Response

This will be your thoughtful first person response to the text. Do not write a book report that regurgitates what the piece says. What did you glean/learn from the piece? What is your interpretation and analysis? How is it applicable to today’s times? Can you find any correlations between this piece and other pieces you’ve read of viewed in our class thus far?

Pre-reading Questions

Questions for Critical Reading 1-5

Book: Jacobus, Lee. A World of Ideas, 10th edition.Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2017

Calendar Questions:

• Define the terms ends and means, and explain why they are
• Compare Machiavelli’s advice with the behavior of a specific politician – past or present.
• Under what political circumstances might the ends justify the means?

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