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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. What is the second essay in Part IV, Section VII?
(a) "Maxims of Prudence."
(b) "Human Wishes."
(c) "Guide to Kulchur."
(d) "Ici, Je Teste."

2. The moderns have a vortex of will and ______.
(a) Spirituality.
(b) Consciousness.
(c) Education.
(d) Free thought.

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

4. The first essay in Part IV, Section IX is "Education or ______."
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Information.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Culture.

5. Whose new "London" does Pound discuss?
(a) Dr. Johnson's.
(b) Dr. Spock's.
(c) T. S. Eliot's.
(d) Alfred, Lord Tennyson's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is "Maxims of Prudence?"

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

3. According to Pound, everyone is bothered by bad what?

4. According to Pound, what nation is not civilized?

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

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