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

2. What does Pound lament the decline of in "Zweck or the Aim?"
(a) Liberal arts education.
(b) Home education.
(c) Classical education.
(d) One-room schoolhouses.

3. Civilization involves a sound balance of what?
(a) Arts and science.
(b) People.
(c) Values.
(d) Education.

4. What author does Pound say is discussed enough, but not often read as a poet?
(a) Oscar Wilde.
(b) D.H. Lawrence.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) T. S. Eliot.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What makes many great Greek tragedies boring, according to the author?

3. How many essays are contained in Section I?

4. When the author presents examples in "Aeschylus and ...," what does he say he is doing?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pound say about old philosophy in comparison to men of his age in "Totalitarian?"

2. What does Pound seek in "Guide to Kulchur: Part Two"?

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

4. Why does Pound say he created "Digest of the Analects?"

5. What is Montessori education?

6. What does Pound say about answering critics?

7. How does Pound describe the Greeks and Christians in "Sparta 776 B.C.?"

8. What does Pound say about knowledge and culture in "Guide to Kulchur: Part Two"?

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

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

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