Author Topic: Yet Another Test: Machiavellianism (Read 1076 times)

SuperMunch · « **on:** April 20, 2006, 04:33:10 am »

The following test is pretty old (1999) but "measures" your level of Machiavellianism - which the masses would call "your level of evil" as Machiavelli's work has been distorted.

http://www.salon.com/books/it/1999/09/13/machtest/index.html

I scored a humbling 85 (You are a high Mach, you endorse Machiavelli's opinions).

I expected a little more, but hey - I don't work for the government.

muaddib · « **Reply #1 on:** April 20, 2006, 04:52:36 am »

D Blaze · « **Reply #2 on:** April 20, 2006, 07:31:14 am »

miltonyorkcastle · « **Reply #3 on:** April 20, 2006, 09:15:52 am »

hehe, I only hit a 66, and I'm still considered a High Mach.

Honora · « **Reply #4 on:** April 20, 2006, 09:29:14 am »

59. Low Mach.

Too many paladins...I've played too many....

DMOE · « **Reply #5 on:** April 20, 2006, 10:43:39 am »

71 High Mach

jjkolb · « **Reply #6 on:** April 20, 2006, 12:00:01 pm »

56 Low Mach

Ne'er · « **Reply #7 on:** April 20, 2006, 02:03:20 pm »

85 High Mach

crazedgoblin · « **Reply #8 on:** April 20, 2006, 02:09:25 pm »

Your Machiavelli score is: 69

Arcanist · « **Reply #9 on:** April 20, 2006, 02:10:15 pm »

84... muhahahahahahahaha

_M_O_B_ · « **Reply #10 on:** April 20, 2006, 02:50:32 pm »

Your Machiavelli score is: 83

heh, watch out for me

drgn_hntr_alpha · « **Reply #11 on:** April 20, 2006, 05:50:47 pm »

darkstorme · « **Reply #12 on:** April 24, 2006, 01:13:46 am »

70 as well... Though that's hardly a comprehensive test to determine quite how Machiavellian someone is.

IceDragonDuvessa · « **Reply #13 on:** April 24, 2006, 02:59:31 am »

88 High Mach

Schmack · « **Reply #14 on:** April 24, 2006, 04:07:32 pm »

68 high mach, i would thought it'd be low... but meh

Zelda1 · « **Reply #15 on:** April 24, 2006, 05:31:46 pm »

50
low mach

Marswipp · « **Reply #16 on:** April 24, 2006, 09:10:23 pm »

49, I reject!
*thumbs through some of his Philosophy notes* Ah... here's what I'm looking for: "The reason he wrote what he did was so he could be on the nice-side of the Medici family after they over-threw the Council of Ten, and arrested, imprisoned, tortured, and set him in the countryside."
*sets a copied section of his notes nearby.*

Niccolo Di Bernardo Dei Machiavelli (1469 – 1527) born when Lorenzo De Medici assumes power in Florence; after Lorenzo's death, the Council of Ten assumes power; at age 29 Machiavelli works as Secretary to the Court for 14 years; 1512, republic overthrown, Medici family reassumes power; Machiavelli arrestes, imprisoned, tortured, and released to the countryside; begins writing with hopes of finding favor with Medici family; dies 1527

During lifetime: many political upheavals; religious corruption; complicated shifts in power; leads to pondering of some kind of enduring political order

The Prince: set of prescriptions for successful management of state through procurement of power; power is good and should be sought and enjoyed, same for fame, reputation, and honor; ruthlessness may be exercised to achieve a desired end; a Prince should not worry if he is criticized for being cruel as long as subjects remain united and loyal; “It is far better to be feared than loved if you cannot be both.”; generality of people are simple and are easily deceived; “It is better to seem good than to be good.” = “Machiavellian”

Sorry for the breaking of some of the fun.

Doc-Holiday · « **Reply #17 on:** April 24, 2006, 10:43:11 pm »

50

hmmm... intresting

Marswipp · « **Reply #18 on:** April 25, 2006, 04:15:19 pm »

Is that 'cause you left all answers at a three, or did you make an even split?

Marswipp · « **Reply #19 on:** April 25, 2006, 04:21:48 pm »

Well, I gave more exact answers on my opinions and lowered my score two points.

I found that snswering down the middle generates a score of sixty.