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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Addenda: 1952, As Sextant, Introductory Textbook.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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. Which of the following is NOT one of the important modes of thought discussed in "Ici Je Teste?"
(a) Contemplation.
(b) Meditation.
(c) Cogitation.
(d) Relation.

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

5. According to Pound, all men should be able to combine the practical and ______.
(a) The psychological.
(b) The psychosomatic.
(c) The philosophical.
(d) The physical.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which sort of ideas are the men of today almost exclusively concerned with, according to Pound?

2. What habit does America have about history, according to Pound?

3. What recent social encyclical comments on economic matters?

4. Why is a new angle useful in writing?

5. What philosopher is discussed in "To Recapitulate?"

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