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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. After Liebniz, professional philosophers are just ______ blokes, according to Pound.
(a) Uneducated.
(b) Struggling.
(c) Amateur.
(d) Lazy.

2. "Italy" argues that a vast civilization is contained within a few hundred Italian what?
(a) Musicians.
(b) Writers.
(c) Sculptors.
(d) Painters.

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

4. 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 do not actually exist.
(c) Ideas that exist and are discussed in a vacuum.
(d) Ideas that are meant to lead culture to evolve.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first essay in Section II?

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

3. What length best describes the essays in Section I?

4. What did the moderns conquer?

5. In which direction was the culture of Christian medieval?

(see the answer key)

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