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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 usury?
(a) Charging interest on a loan.
(b) Funding a war privately.
(c) Forcing the public to pay for war.
(d) Borrowing money.

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

3. The moderns have a vortex of will and ______.
(a) Education.
(b) Free thought.
(c) Spirituality.
(d) Consciousness.

4. According to Pound, what nation is not civilized?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) America.
(d) Russia.

5. What is not yet rotted by "usury" or the practice of making money from money?
(a) Europe.
(b) America.
(c) The Vatican.
(d) Asia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pound describes the "Tempio Malatestiano" as both an apex and a(n) ______.

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

3. What book does the author discuss in "Monumental?"

4. Where does Pound reveal he worked in "The New Learning: Part Two?"

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

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