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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Pound, what century involves much cultural decline?
(a) The 19th.
(b) The 20th.
(c) The 18th.
(d) The 17th.

2. In "March 12th," who gives serious answers to serious questions?
(a) The civilized man.
(b) The philosopher.
(c) The educated man.
(d) Government officials.

3. Ancient Chinese sculpture had a vortex of intense ______.
(a) Maturity.
(b) Spirituality.
(c) Peace.
(d) Balance.

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

5. According to Pound, what nation is not civilized?
(a) America.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) Russia.

6. What country's textbooks are addressed in "Textbooks?"
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Italy.
(d) Holland.

7. Whose thought in London does Pound praise?
(a) T. S. Eliot's.
(b) Dr. Johnson's.
(c) Anne Sexton's.
(d) George Gordon, Lord Byron's.

8. What does the author see as swiftness in a given field?
(a) Being genuine.
(b) Being a leader.
(c) Being compassionate.
(d) Being strong.

9. What is more important than knowledge?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Culture.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Experience.

10. What does the author say about borrowing money?
(a) It will not happen ten years from now.
(b) It is a necessary evil.
(c) It is a bad idea.
(d) It is commonplace.

11. Where does Pound reveal he worked in "The New Learning: Part Two?"
(a) The Library of Congress.
(b) The Vatican Library.
(c) The Louvre.
(d) The Smithsonian.

12. What length best describes the essays in Section I?
(a) Short.
(b) Medium.
(c) Long.
(d) Book-length.

13. What is the effect Pound sees in usury?
(a) Destroying families.
(b) Destroying business.
(c) Destroying personal lives.
(d) Destroying culture.

14. Whose introduction in London does Pound praise?
(a) George Gordon, Lord Byron's.
(b) Anne Sexton's.
(c) Dr. Johnson's.
(d) T. S. Eliot's.

15. "Europe or The Setting" opens with a discussion of European what?
(a) Paintings.
(b) Composers.
(c) Writings.
(d) Philosophy.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What kind of minds are of great value, especially in a rotted milieu?

4. What percentage of the time should one not respond to criticisms of one's artwork?

5. Whose new "London" does Pound discuss?

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