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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What requirement for confirmation in Christianity does Pound lament in the essay "Tradition?"
(a) Allegience to an outdated religious model.
(b) Confession.
(c) A course of intense study.
(d) Examination of consciousness.

2. What science is addressed in "Kulchur: Part One?"
(a) Psychology.
(b) Biology.
(c) Astronomy.
(d) Physics.

3. How many essays are contained in Section I?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Seven.
(d) Nine.

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

5. How many pages is "Monumental?"
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Five.
(d) Twelve.

6. Which sort of ideas are the men of today almost exclusively concerned with, according to Pound?
(a) Ideas that guide action and serve as rules of conduct.
(b) Ideas that guide action and serve as rules of conduct.
(c) Ideas that do not actually exist.
(d) Ideas that are meant to lead culture to evolve.

7. When the author presents examples in "Aeschylus and ...," what does he say he is doing?
(a) Practical application.
(b) Aesthetic criticism.
(c) Life experience demonstrations (LEDs).
(d) "Show, don't tell."

8. How many pages is "Italy?"
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Seven.
(d) Three.

9. Who is the author walking through a range of different artists in "Guide?"
(a) Historians.
(b) Sociologists.
(c) The products of American artists.
(d) The uneducated.

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

11. What is compared to culture in the essay "Vortex?"
(a) Music.
(b) Sculpture.
(c) Literature.
(d) Theatre.

12. The author says discoveries are made by men who can what?
(a) Listen.
(b) Endure.
(c) Understand.
(d) Study.

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

14. The author ends "The History of Philosophy Is ...?" with the claim that discoveries are made by whom?
(a) The lucky.
(b) The studious.
(c) Gluttons and addicts.
(d) Uneducated and the unenlightened.

15. What did the author experience after finishing the book addressed in "Monumental?"
(a) Joy.
(b) Anger.
(c) Catharsis.
(d) Sadness.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author argues that real knowledge does not jump from where to where?

2. According to Pound, all men should be able to combine the practical and ______.

3. Who must cut corners, according to "Kulchur: Part One?"

4. What program of Pound's will bring ideas to everyone and all will know their positions?

5. What is one measure of civilization?

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