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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. 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.

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

3. What do bilingual classics tests and microfiche editions of music help?
(a) The new learning.
(b) Expression of culture.
(c) Personal creativity.
(d) Understanding of culture.

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

5. Where will newness NOT be missed?
(a) Daily newspapers.
(b) Family oral traditions.
(c) Public education.
(d) Colleges.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Italy" argues that a vast civilization is contained within a few hundred Italian what?

2. What length best describes the essays in Section I?

3. What aspect of Greek epics have been given insufficient attention, according to Pound?

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

5. What is the initial focus of "Ici Je Teste?"

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the ideas of examination of conscience and the decline of culture fit together in Pound's "Tradition?"

2. According to Pound, why do people write?

3. Explain the essay "Values."

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

5. What does Pound say about code-worship in "Books 'About'"?

6. Why did the Catholic Church lose to Luther, according to Pound?

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

8. What does Pound say about answering critics?

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

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

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