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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. "Zweck or the Aim" argues that the point of writing is to what?
(a) Share human experience.
(b) Reveal the whole subject from a new angle.
(c) Tell the truth.
(d) Record a culture's history for future generations.

2. What is the initial focus of "Ici Je Teste?"
(a) European education models.
(b) The Catholic Church.
(c) American history.
(d) Aquinas and Descartes.

3. What makes many great Greek tragedies boring, according to the author?
(a) Detailed translation.
(b) Unrelatable storylines.
(c) Attention to meaning above all else.
(d) Translations of translations.

4. What type of education does the author address in "The History of Philosophy Is ...?"
(a) Seton.
(b) Charlotte Mason.
(c) Self-schooling.
(d) Montessori.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is usury?

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

3. Civilization involves a sound balance of what?

4. What does the author see as swiftness in a given field?

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

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