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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V, Section X, Government, The Recurring Decimal, Decline of the Adamses, Royalty and All That.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What organization does Pound criticize in "Government?"
(a) Peace Corps.
(b) United Nations.
(c) League of Nations.
(d) Federal Bureau of Investigation.

2. What is based on ignoble elements?
(a) Culture.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Government.
(d) Art.

3. What does Pound say "suits monkeys?"
(a) Communism.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Democracy.
(d) Dictatorship.

4. Pound describes the "Tempio Malatestiano" as both an apex and a(n) ______.
(a) Innovation.
(b) Travesty.
(c) Failure.
(d) Stereotype.

5. What is religious in "The Proof of the Pudding?"
(a) Art.
(b) Literature.
(c) Music.
(d) Culture.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pound lament the decline of from the 19th century?

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

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

4. What is compared to culture in the essay "Vortex?"

5. What is the problem in Italy, according to Pound?

(see the answer key)

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