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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Section V, Values, Europe or the Setting, Sophists, Kulchur: Part One, Kulchur Part Two, March 12th, Textbooks.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Italy" argues that a vast civilization is contained within a few hundred Italian what?
(a) Painters.
(b) Musicians.
(c) Sculptors.
(d) Writers.

2. "Great Bass: Part One" focuses on the ______ an ear can hear.
(a) Smallest vibrations.
(b) Lowest noises.
(c) Largest combination of frequencies.
(d) Highest noises.

3. What does the author say about borrowing money?
(a) It is commonplace.
(b) It is a necessary evil.
(c) It will not happen ten years from now.
(d) It is a bad idea.

4. The author ends "The History of Philosophy Is ...?" with the claim that discoveries are made by whom?
(a) Uneducated and the unenlightened.
(b) The lucky.
(c) The studious.
(d) Gluttons and addicts.

5. What kind of minds are of great value, especially in a rotted milieu?
(a) Disordered.
(b) Greedy.
(c) Short-sighted.
(d) Self-serving.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the author experience after finishing the book addressed in "Monumental?"

3. In "Aeschylus and ..." the author discusses the triumph of ______ over ______ in culture.

4. According to Pound, all men should be able to combine the practical and ______.

5. What requirement for confirmation in Christianity does Pound lament in the essay "Tradition?"

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