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Political Thought | Set 2
1. Which Political Philosopher is known as the “Child of Renaissance”?
A. Dante Alighieri
B. St. Thomas Aquinas
C. Niccolo Machiavelli
D. None of the above
Correct : C. Niccolo Machiavelli
2. Renaissance is characterized by
A. Domination of the Church
B. Freedom of Thought and Expression
C. Religious Fundamentalism
D. None of the above
Correct : B. Freedom of Thought and Expression
3. The following is the product of Renaissance
A. Freedom of Thought
B. Nationalism
C. Individualism
D. All the above
Correct : D. All the above
4. Which of the following is the method of Machiavelli?
A. Realism
B. Observation
C. Historical Method
D. All the above
Correct : D. All the above
5. Machiavelli approached politics from the stand point of
A. The people
B. The Pope
C. The Ruler
D. None of the above
Correct : C. The Ruler
6. Machiavelli’s opinion about Human nature was as follows
A. Human nature is bad
B. Human nature is good
C. Human nature is neither good nor bad
D. None of the above
Correct : A. Human nature is bad
7. Which one of the following words best explain Machiavelli’s Prince
A. Rational
B. Brutal
C. Fearful
D. All the above
Correct : D. All the above
8. According to Machiavelli,
A. State is a means to an end
B. State is an end in itself
C. State is neither a means nor an end in itself
D. None of the above
Correct : B. State is an end in itself
9. According to Machiavelli,
A. State is moral
B. State is immoral
C. State is non-moral
D. None of the above
Correct : C. State is non-moral