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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V, Section XI, Arabia Deserta, Kung, Chaucer Was Framed?, Happy Days, The Promised Land.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Pound describe the title "Guide to Kulchur?"
(a) Ridiculous.
(b) Symbolic.
(c) Intentional.
(d) Allegorical.

2. What kind of piece is "Guide to Kulchur?"
(a) Manifesto.
(b) Titular.
(c) Opus.
(d) Stunt.

3. "Arabia Deserta" begins with discussions of old writings that identify high and low what?
(a) Royalty.
(b) Philosophies.
(c) Points in history.
(d) Cultures.

4. What does Pound recommend in "Precedents?"
(a) Important writers.
(b) Important composers.
(c) Important philosophers.
(d) Important artists.

5. The enemies of mankind are those who ossify what?
(a) Thought.
(b) History.
(c) Economics.
(d) Philosophy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What area of writing is the focus of "The Promised Land?"

2. Whose life does Pound believe was in line with the best modern views?

3. Who does the author claim was a great man in "Values?"

4. What is usury?

5. "Praise Song of the Buck-Hare" presents a poem written in what year?

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