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

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

3. Who is the author walking through a range of different artists in "Guide?"
(a) The uneducated.
(b) Sociologists.
(c) The products of American artists.
(d) Historians.

4. What does Pound discuss at the beginning of "Sparta 776 B.C.?"
(a) War in the ancient period.
(b) Money in the ancient period.
(c) Government in the ancient period.
(d) Philosophy in the ancient period.

5. What book does the author discuss in "Monumental?"
(a) "Ulysses."
(b) "The Metamorphosis."
(c) "The Waste Land."
(d) "Cantos."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many essays are contained in Section I?

3. "Zweck or the Aim" argues that the point of writing is to what?

4. "Italy" argues that a vast civilization is contained within a few hundred Italian what?

5. What is the first sort of idea addressed in "The New Learning Part One?"

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