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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. In "The History of Philosophy Is ...?" the author notes that many philosophers tried to understand the world totally apart from what?
(a) Experience.
(b) Religion.
(c) Observation.
(d) Science.

2. What is the second sort of idea addressed in "The New Learning Part One?"
(a) Ideas that guide action and serve as rules of conduct.
(b) Ideas that are meant to lead culture to evolve.
(c) Ideas that exist and are discussed in a vacuum.
(d) Ideas that do not actually exist.

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the important modes of thought discussed in "Ici Je Teste?"
(a) Relation.
(b) Cogitation.
(c) Meditation.
(d) Contemplation.

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

5. According to Pound, all men should be able to combine the practical and ______.
(a) The physical.
(b) The philosophical.
(c) The psychosomatic.
(d) The psychological.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The author says discoveries are made by men who can what?

3. Why is a new angle useful in writing?

4. Whose ideas must the Catholic Church take seriously in order revive?

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

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