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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. What does the author see as swiftness in a given field?
(a) Being genuine.
(b) Being a leader.
(c) Being strong.
(d) Being compassionate.

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

3. Who does Pound say people should not consult with?
(a) Fussy men.
(b) Small men.
(c) Lazy men.
(d) Large, busy men.

4. What program of Pound's will bring ideas to everyone and all will know their positions?
(a) New religion.
(b) New learning.
(c) New culture.
(d) New philosophy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is compared to culture in the essay "Vortex?"

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

3. What is the first sort of idea addressed in "The New Learning Part One?"

4. In "March 12th," who gives serious answers to serious questions?

5. In "Aeschylus and ..." the author discusses the triumph of ______ over ______ in culture.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Pound commend Aristotle in "The History of Philosophy Is ...?"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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