Why Did Machiavelli's the Prince Have a Greater Impact with Future

question 19

Multiple Choice

Why did Machiavelli's The Prince have a greater impact with future leaders than The Discourses on the First Ten Books of Titus Livius ?

• A)The Discourses lacked the depth of analysis of The Prince .
• B)The Prince was shorter and more straightforward in its analysis than The Discourses .
• C)The arguments in The Prince were more measured and moderate than those in The Discourses .
• D)The Prince focused entirely on republican government, whereas The Discourses focused on monarchies.
• E)The Prince focused entirely on monarchies, whereas The Discourses focused entirely on republican government.

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