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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Most of the focus in "Guide" is on intellectuals from what country?
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) The United States.
(d) England.

2. In which direction was the culture of Christian medieval?
(a) Vertical.
(b) Circular.
(c) Inward.
(d) Outward.

3. In "Kulchur: Part Two," the author denies that knowledge is what?
(a) Key.
(b) Culture.
(c) Valuable.
(d) Wisdom.

4. What book does the author discuss in "Monumental?"
(a) "Cantos."
(b) "Ulysses."
(c) "The Metamorphosis."
(d) "The Waste Land."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, what survives because it is rooted in the idea of human universality?

2. Who was the grandfather of Descartes?

3. What was the focus of Rome, according to "Sparta 776 B.C.?"

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

5. The moderns have a vortex of will and ______.

Short Essay Questions

1. Give an example of aesthetic criticism in "Guide to Kulchur".

2. Explain the two sorts of ideas Pound identifies in "The New Learning."

3. What elements are included in poetry, according to "March 12th"?

4. What does Pound say about Shakespeare's plays? About his poetry?

5. What is usury? How does Pound relate usury to rulers of people?

6. What does "Maxims of Prudence" say about collaborating with men?

7. Why does Pound say Jefferson was wise in "Human Wishes?"

8. What does Pound say about philosophers in the opening of "The History of Philosophy Is ...?"

9. Explain the essay "Values."

10. What is the purpose of the essay "Guide?"

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