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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 is commended in "The History of Philosophy Is ...?"
(a) Plato.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Descartes.
(d) Nietzsche.

2. What aspect of Greek epics have been given insufficient attention, according to Pound?
(a) Their authors.
(b) Their characters.
(c) Their settings.
(d) Their lessons.

3. What is compared to culture in the essay "Vortex?"
(a) Theatre.
(b) Literature.
(c) Sculpture.
(d) Music.

4. In whose work does the idea of the vortex lie?
(a) Plato.
(b) Gaudier-Brzeska.
(c) Descartes.
(d) Leibniz.

5. What qualifies Pound to give the advice he does in "Maxims of Prudence?"
(a) HIs political affiliation.
(b) His education.
(c) His age.
(d) His religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The History of Philosophy Is ...?" the author notes that many philosophers tried to understand the world totally apart from what?

2. What type of education does the author address in "The History of Philosophy Is ...?"

3. "Savoir Faire" begins by asking what we mean to do when we ______.

4. Who is the author walking through a range of different artists in "Guide?"

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

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