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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 type of education does the author address in "The History of Philosophy Is ...?"
(a) Charlotte Mason.
(b) Montessori.
(c) Self-schooling.
(d) Seton.

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?
(a) Holmes.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Liebniz.
(d) Descartes.

3. The author says discoveries are made by men who can what?
(a) Understand.
(b) Endure.
(c) Study.
(d) Listen.

4. Ancient Chinese sculpture had a vortex of intense ______.
(a) Spirituality.
(b) Peace.
(c) Balance.
(d) Maturity.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes many great Greek tragedies boring, according to the author?

2. The first essay in Section I is called "______ of the Analects."

3. Where will newness NOT be missed?

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

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

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