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

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

3. What important structures are discussed in "Examples of Civilization?"
(a) Religious.
(b) Architectural.
(c) Political.
(d) Cultural.

4. What does Pound lament the decline of in "Zweck or the Aim?"
(a) Classical education.
(b) Liberal arts education.
(c) Home education.
(d) One-room schoolhouses.

5. What philosopher is the subject of the first essay in Section I?
(a) Descartes.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Lao Tzu.
(d) Confucius.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose thought in London does Pound praise?

2. How many essays are contained in Section II?

3. What progresses through reviving the old and messing it up?

4. Who does Pound briefly attack in "Royalty and All That?"

5. According to the author, what survives because it is rooted in the idea of human universality?

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