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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Section II, Vortex, Great Bass, Ici Je Teste, Tradition.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many essays are contained in Section II?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

2. What did the moderns conquer?
(a) Economic stability.
(b) Philosophical discourse.
(c) Material reality.
(d) Spiritual open-mindedness.

3. The first essay in Section I is called "______ of the Analects."
(a) Diatribe.
(b) Diary.
(c) Dialogue.
(d) Digest.

4. What essay is noted by the author to be dry, but that something worthwhile can come from reading it?
(a) "Digest of the Analects."
(b) "Sparta 776 B.C."
(c) "The New Learning Part One."
(d) "Totalitarian."

5. What length best describes the essays in Section I?
(a) Short.
(b) Book-length.
(c) Medium.
(d) Long.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first essay in Section II?

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

3. What was the focus of Rome, according to "Sparta 776 B.C.?"

4. After Liebniz, professional philosophers are just ______ blokes, according to Pound.

5. What is the initial focus of "Ici Je Teste?"

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