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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Section VI, Savoir Faire, The New Learning: Part Two, Examples of Civilization, Books.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What aspect of Greek epics have been given insufficient attention, according to Pound?
(a) Their authors.
(b) Their characters.
(c) Their lessons.
(d) Their settings.

3. What philosopher is the subject of the first essay in Section I?
(a) Confucius.
(b) Lao Tzu.
(c) Descartes.
(d) Aristotle.

4. What essay is noted by the author to be dry, but that something worthwhile can come from reading it?
(a) "Digest of the Analects."
(b) "Totalitarian."
(c) "Sparta 776 B.C."
(d) "The New Learning Part One."

5. Who is commended in "The History of Philosophy Is ...?"
(a) Descartes.
(b) Plato.
(c) Nietzsche.
(d) Aristotle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Civilization involves a sound balance of what?

2. In "Kulchur: Part Two," the author denies that knowledge is what?

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

4. Which sort of ideas are the men of today almost exclusively concerned with, according to Pound?

5. What was the focus of Rome, according to "Sparta 776 B.C.?"

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