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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. After Liebniz, professional philosophers are just ______ blokes, according to Pound.
(a) Uneducated.
(b) Struggling.
(c) Lazy.
(d) Amateur.

2. What is one measure of civilization?
(a) Its hopes.
(b) Its government.
(c) Its fears.
(d) Its behavior toward families.

3. What makes many great Greek tragedies boring, according to the author?
(a) Attention to meaning above all else.
(b) Unrelatable storylines.
(c) Detailed translation.
(d) Translations of translations.

4. "Great Bass: Part One" focuses on the ______ an ear can hear.
(a) Smallest vibrations.
(b) Lowest noises.
(c) Highest noises.
(d) Largest combination of frequencies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of people are the subject of "Sophists?"

2. What recent social encyclical comments on economic matters?

3. What is the second essay in Part IV, Section VII?

4. How many pages is "Italy?"

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pound say about answering critics?

2. What does Pound say about the lowest noises that can be heard?

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

4. What did H. L. Mencken write to Pound about usury? What was Pound's response?

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

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

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

8. According to Pound, why do people write?

9. What does Pound say about professional philosophers before and after Liebniz?

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

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