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Unit 1 Machiavelli
10. Directions: An introductory sentence for a brief summary of the passage is provided below.
Complete the summary by selecting THREE answer choices that express the most important
ideas in the passage. Some sentences do not belong in the summary because they express
ideas that are not presented in the passage or are minor ideas in the passage.
Political thought independent of the Church first originated in the West with
Niccolo Machiavelli.
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Answer Choices
(A) Machiavelli was inspired to develop his theories by the poor governmental practices of
the Church.
(B) Machiavelli rejected idealism in government and believed that stability is of paramount
importance to the state.
(C) Machiavelli outlined his political theories by describing the perfect ruler, who, among
other things, operated completely independently of moral considerations.
(D) Many other ideas of Machiavelli‟s are seemingly incompatible, and this is the reason the
Church rejected him.
(E) The controversy sparked by Machiavelli‟s ideas led to the development of some of the
most important concepts in political science.
(F) Machiavelli‟s ideas were most famously used in the American and communist revolutions,
which stressed the power of the people.
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10. Directions: An introductory sentence for a brief summary of the passage is provided below.
Complete the summary by selecting THREE answer choices that express the most important
ideas in the passage. Some sentences do not belong in the summary because they express
ideas that are not presented in the passage or are minor ideas in the passage.
Political thought independent of the Church first originated in the West with
Niccolo Machiavelli.
•
•
•
Answer Choices
(A) Machiavelli was inspired to develop his theories by the poor governmental practices of
the Church.
(B) Machiavelli rejected idealism in government and believed that stability is of paramount
importance to the state.
(C) Machiavelli outlined his political theories by describing the perfect ruler, who, among
other things, operated completely independently of moral considerations.
(D) Many other ideas of Machiavelli‟s are seemingly incompatible, and this is the reason the
Church rejected him.
(E) The controversy sparked by Machiavelli‟s ideas led to the development of some of the
most important concepts in political science.
(F) Machiavelli‟s ideas were most famously used in the American and communist revolutions,
which stressed the power of the people.
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