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

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

3. How many pages is "Monumental?"
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) One.
(d) Twelve.

4. How does real knowledge go into men, according to the author?
(a) Through experience.
(b) In tidbits.
(c) All at once.
(d) From birth.

5. What composer does the author comment on in "Kulchur: Part Two?"
(a) Vivaldi.
(b) Bach.
(c) Beethoven.
(d) Mozart.

Short Answer Questions

1. In whose work does the idea of the vortex lie?

2. In "Aeschylus and ..." the author discusses the triumph of ______ over ______ in culture.

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

4. What aspect of Greek epics have been given insufficient attention, according to Pound?

5. "Savoir Faire" begins by asking what we mean to do when we ______.

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