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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 which direction was the culture of Christian medieval?
(a) Inward.
(b) Vertical.
(c) Circular.
(d) Outward.

2. "Zweck or the Aim" argues that the point of writing is to what?
(a) Tell the truth.
(b) Share human experience.
(c) Reveal the whole subject from a new angle.
(d) Record a culture's history for future generations.

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

4. In "Aeschylus and ..." the author discusses the triumph of ______ over ______ in culture.
(a) Spirituality; history.
(b) History; spirituality.
(c) Detail; meaning.
(d) Meaning; detail.

5. According to Pound, what century involves much cultural decline?
(a) The 18th.
(b) The 20th.
(c) The 19th.
(d) The 17th.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is compared to culture in the essay "Vortex?"

2. Who is the author of "Guide to Kulchur"?

3. In "The History of Philosophy Is ...?" the author notes that many philosophers tried to understand the world totally apart from what?

4. The author ends "The History of Philosophy Is ...?" with the claim that discoveries are made by whom?

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

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