View a FREE sample

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 was the focus of Rome, according to "Sparta 776 B.C.?"
(a) The government.
(b) The military.
(c) The social.
(d) The spiritual.

2. Where will newness NOT be missed?
(a) Daily newspapers.
(b) Family oral traditions.
(c) Public education.
(d) Colleges.

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

4. Which sort of ideas are the men of today almost exclusively concerned with, according to Pound?
(a) Ideas that do not actually exist.
(b) Ideas that are meant to lead culture to evolve.
(c) Ideas that guide action and serve as rules of conduct.
(d) Ideas that guide action and serve as rules of conduct.

5. What is compared to culture in the essay "Vortex?"
(a) Theatre.
(b) Literature.
(c) Sculpture.
(d) Music.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. Who is commended in "The History of Philosophy Is ...?"

(see the answer key)

This section contains 206 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample