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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV, Section VII, Maxims of Prudence, Human Wishes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many essays are in Part IV, Section VII?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

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

3. What qualifies Pound to give the advice he does in "Maxims of Prudence?"
(a) His religion.
(b) His age.
(c) His education.
(d) HIs political affiliation.

4. What did the author experience after finishing the book addressed in "Monumental?"
(a) Sadness.
(b) Catharsis.
(c) Anger.
(d) Joy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pound lament the decline of in "Zweck or the Aim?"

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

3. The author ends "The History of Philosophy Is ...?" with the claim that discoveries are made by whom?

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

5. According to Pound, what nation is not civilized?

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