Question 24-25 are based on the following passage.    But it is in the new monarchy that difficulties really exist. Firstly, if it is not entirelynew, but a member as it were of a mixed state, its disorders spring at first from anatural difficulty which exists in all new dominions, because men change masterswillingly, hoping to better them- selves; and this belief makes them take arms againsttheir rulers, in which they are deceived, as experience shows them that they have gonefrom bad to worse. This is the result of another very natural cause, which is thenecessary harm inflicted on those over whom the prince obtains dominion, both by hissoldiers and by an infinite number of other injuries unavoidably caused by hisoccupation.    Thus you find enemies in all those whom you have injured by occupying thatdominion, and you cannot maintain the friendship of those who have helped you toobtain this possession, as you will not be able to fulfil their expectations, nor can youuse strong measures with them, being under an obligation to them; for which reason,however strong your armies may be, you will always need the favour of theinhabitants to take possession of a province. It was from these causes that Louis XIIof France, though able to occupy Milan without trouble, immediately lost it, and theforces of Ludovico alone were sufficient to take it from him the first time, for theinhabitants who had willingly opened their gates to him, finding themselves deludedin the hopes they had cherished and not obtaining those benefits that they hadanticipated, could not bear the vexatious rule of their new prince.24. Select the sentence that restates the premise of the author’s argument.
(A) A prince can trust only his subjects after he takes over.
(B) A new ruler has very little support that he can rely upon.
(C) Supportive friends are the key to maintaining power.
(D) Inhabitants rarely change their minds about the leader they want.
(E) Once a ruler is in power, it is easy to maintain that role.
24. Select the sentence that restates the premise of the author’s argument.
(A) A prince can trust only his subjects after he takes over.
(B) A new ruler has very little support that he can rely upon.
(C) Supportive friends are the key to maintaining power.
(D) Inhabitants rarely change their minds about the leader they want.
(E) Once a ruler is in power, it is easy to maintain that role.