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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The epilogue discusses a man with what occupation?
(a) Professor.
(b) Architect.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Philosopher.

2. What Italian intellectuals does Pound admire?
(a) Anarchist.
(b) Fascist.
(c) Democratic.
(d) Communist.

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

4. How does Pound describe most Protestant parsons?
(a) Misguided.
(b) Cultured.
(c) Disillusioned.
(d) Uncivilized.

5. What does Pound believe is NOT a cold subject?
(a) Business.
(b) History.
(c) Economics.
(d) Biology.

6. What is infamy and based on ignorance of the nature of money?
(a) The loan system.
(b) The tax system.
(c) The banking system.
(d) The business model.

7. In "Neo-Platonicks Etc.," Pound discusses philosophers that followed who?
(a) Hobbes.
(b) Plato.
(c) Neon Nickes.
(d) Confucious.

8. The epilogue discusses a man by what name?
(a) Rivera.
(b) Ricards.
(c) Richardson.
(d) Reid.

9. According to Pound, everyone is bothered by bad what?
(a) Tones.
(b) Experiences.
(c) Vibes.
(d) Friends.

10. Whose life does Pound believe was in line with the best modern views?
(a) Tennyson.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Eliot.
(d) Confucious.

11. Whose influence does Pound think should be respected?
(a) Confucious.
(b) Plato.
(c) Ovid.
(d) Aristotle.

12. Who does Pound believe is superior to Aristotle?
(a) Confucious.
(b) Plato.
(c) Kung.
(d) Eliot.

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

14. What author is addressed at the beginning of "Study of Physiognomy?"
(a) Tennyson.
(b) Eliot.
(c) Rousseau.
(d) Aristotle.

15. What does Pound recommend in "Precedents?"
(a) Important philosophers.
(b) Important writers.
(c) Important artists.
(d) Important composers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hebrews are primitive what?

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

3. What is religious in "The Proof of the Pudding?"

4. Which of the following institutions does Pound say is seen in the world today?

5. Who have asked for almost no freedoms save to commit acts contrary to the general good?

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