Select the correct answer.Read the excerpt from King Henry IV Part II.PRINCE HENRY: Faith, it does me; though it discolours the(5)   complexion of my greatness to acknowledge it. Dothit not show vilely in me to desire small beer?POINS: Why, a prince should not be so loosely studiedas to remember so weak a composition.PRINCE HENRY: Belike then my appetite was not princely got; for,(10) by my troth, I do now remember the poor creature,small beer. But, indeed, these humbleconsiderations make me out of love with mygreatness.Which statement best expresses Prince Henry's conflicting motivations about his life? A. Prince Henry is motivated to dislike Poins because he is a commoner, but also to accept his friendship. B. Prince Henry is motivated to enjoy himself, but also to live up to the expectations of a prince. C. Prince Henry is motivated to be proud, but also to be humble. D. Prince Henry is motivated to share his wealth, but also to hoard it for himself.

Select the correct text in the passage.Which detail best shows Prince Henry's feelings about Poins?PRINCE HENRY: Belike then my appetite was not princely got; for,(10) by my troth, I do now remember the poor creature,small beer. But, indeed, these humbleconsiderations make me out of love with mygreatness. What a disgrace is it to me to rememberthy name! or to know thy face to-morrow! or to(15) take note how many pair of silk stockings thouhast, viz. these, and those that were thypeach-coloured ones! or to bear the inventory of thyshirts, as, one for superfluity, and another foruse! But that the tennis-court-keeper knows better(20) than I; for it is a low ebb of linen with thee whenthou keepest not racket there; as thou hast not donea great while,

Select the correct text in the passage.Which detail best supports the inference that Prince Henry is embarrassed to admit he feels tired?PRINCE HENRY: Before God, I am exceeding weary.POINS: Is't come to that? I had thought weariness durst not have attached one of so high blood.PRINCE HENRY: Faith, it does me; though it discolours the(5) complexion of my greatness to acknowledge it. Doth it not show vilely in me to desire small beer?

Read this passage from chapter 22 of The Prince. But to enable a prince to form an opinion of his servant there is one test which never fails; when you see the servant thinking more of his own interests than of yours, and seeking inwardly his own profit in everything, such a man will never make a good servant, nor will you ever be able to trust him; because he who has the state of another in his hands ought never to think of himself, but always of his prince, and never pay any attention to matters in which the prince is not concerned. Which statement best summarizes the central idea of this excerpt? One must know the process of hiring servants. It is important to always honor one's servants. It is necessary to choose trustworthy servants. The intelligence of servants must be considered.

Read the passage and answer the following question. Skip to QuestionNiccolò Machiavelli, The Prince“Therefore it is unnecessary for a prince to have all the good qualities I have enumerated [listed], but it is very necessary to appear to have them. And I shall dare to say this also, that to have them and always to observe them is injurious [harmful], and that to appear to have them is useful; to appear merciful, faithful, humane, religious, upright, and to be so, but with a mind so framed that should you require not to be so, you may be able and know how to change to the opposite.”—Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince, 1513TEXT: Marriott, William K., tr. 1908. The Prince. Niccolò Machiavelli. London. J.M. Dent & Co. New York. E.P. Dutton & Co.QuestionAccording to the passage, what does Machiavelli believe is most important about the qualities of a prince?

Read the passage and answer the following question. Skip to QuestionNiccolò Machiavelli, The Prince“Therefore it is unnecessary for a prince to have all the good qualities I have enumerated [listed], but it is very necessary to appear to have them. And I shall dare to say this also, that to have them and always to observe them is injurious [harmful], and that to appear to have them is useful; to appear merciful, faithful, humane, religious, upright, and to be so, but with a mind so framed that should you require not to be so, you may be able and know how to change to the opposite.”—Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince, 1513TEXT: Marriott, William K., tr. 1908. The Prince. Niccolò Machiavelli. London. J.M. Dent & Co. New York. E.P. Dutton & Co.QuestionAccording to the passage, what does Machiavelli say is “injurious” to princes?