Which sentence best summarizes the central idea of chapter 5 of The Prince?
Machiavelli's three ways to hold a conquered state where people are used to living freely are to devastate them,
occupy them, or establish an elected ruler and collect taxes.
Machiavelli offers three ways to keep a conquered state destruction, occupation with taxation, or the
establishment of an oligarchy-and suggests an oligarchy as the best method.
Machiavelli's three methods of maintaining control of a new state include destroying the ruling family,
democratically electing a prime minister, or reinstalling the deposed prince.
Machiavelli offers three ways to hold states that are accustomed to freedom-destruction, occupation, or the
establishment of an oligarchy—and says that destruction or occupation is best.