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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Section III, Guide, Italy, Aeschylus and ..., Monumental, Section IV, The History of Philosophy is ...?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes many great Greek tragedies boring, according to the author?
(a) Attention to meaning above all else.
(b) Translations of translations.
(c) Detailed translation.
(d) Unrelatable storylines.

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

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

4. Which sort of ideas are the men of today almost exclusively concerned with, according to Pound?
(a) Ideas that guide action and serve as rules of conduct.
(b) Ideas that are meant to lead culture to evolve.
(c) Ideas that do not actually exist.
(d) Ideas that guide action and serve as rules of conduct.

5. What requirement for confirmation in Christianity does Pound lament in the essay "Tradition?"
(a) Examination of consciousness.
(b) Allegience to an outdated religious model.
(c) Confession.
(d) A course of intense study.

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. According to Pound, who was the last of the philosophers to really "get hold of something" and among the last to worry about reconciling churches?

3. The moderns have a vortex of will and ______.

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

5. What types of artists are the subject of the author's observations in "Guide?"

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