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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part VI, Section XII, Study of Physiognomy, And Therefore Tending, Pergamena Deest, Watch the Beaners.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what discussion does Pound open "The Recurring Decimal?"
(a) Economics.
(b) Odes.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Haiku.

2. What does Pound say has become a nuisance in various European countries?
(a) Paganism.
(b) Public education.
(c) Amateur philosophy.
(d) Christianity.

3. Who must cut corners, according to "Kulchur: Part One?"
(a) Governmental rulers.
(b) Military rulers.
(c) Philosophers.
(d) Educators.

4. Why is a new angle useful in writing?
(a) It brings newness to different readers.
(b) It keeps the historical timeline pure.
(c) It shares a new voice in the human experience.
(d) It dispells lies and rumors.

5. What types of artists are the subject of the author's observations in "Guide?"
(a) Sculptors.
(b) Installation artists.
(c) Painters.
(d) Performance artists.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pound cites one author as arguing that "Nicomachean Ethics" is a mass of what?

2. Who does Pound say was wise to oppose usury?

3. According to Pound, who was the last of the philosophers to really "get hold of something" and among the last to worry about reconciling churches?

4. The enemies of mankind are those who ossify what?

5. Since when has American been imbecilic, according to Pound?

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