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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV, Section IX, Education or Information, Neo-Platonicks Etc., Losses, Odes: Risks, Great Bass: Part Two, Tone.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Pound say was wise to oppose usury?
(a) Adams.
(b) Washington.
(c) Jefferson.
(d) Lincoln.

2. What is one measure of civilization?
(a) Its government.
(b) Its fears.
(c) Its hopes.
(d) Its behavior toward families.

3. Most of the focus in "Guide" is on intellectuals from what country?
(a) England.
(b) The United States.
(c) France.
(d) Italy.

4. In Part IV, Section VII, Pound discusses "The ______ of Human Wishes".
(a) Hope.
(b) Mercy.
(c) Vanity.
(d) Humility.

5. In "Aeschylus and ..." the author discusses the triumph of ______ over ______ in culture.
(a) Spirituality; history.
(b) Meaning; detail.
(c) Detail; meaning.
(d) History; spirituality.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the important modes of thought discussed in "Ici Je Teste?"

2. When the author presents examples in "Aeschylus and ...," what does he say he is doing?

3. Whose preface does Pound label as "urbane?"

4. What recent social encyclical comments on economic matters?

5. How long is "Maxims of Prudence?"

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