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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is more important than knowledge?

2. What essay is noted by the author to be dry, but that something worthwhile can come from reading it?

3. How many essays are in Part IV, Section VII?

4. In whose work does the idea of the vortex lie?

5. Whose preface does Pound label as "urbane?"

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does "Guide to Kulchur: Part One" say about things that cannot be understood? How does this apply to philosophy?

3. Where did Pound work that contributed to his view of clerics? What is his view of clerics?

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

5. What explanation does Pound give for translated Greek tragedies being boring?

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

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

8. What does Pound say about answering critics?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the importance Pound places on reading and literature. How does he express his view that reading is imperative to understanding in "Guide to Kulchur"?

Essay Topic 2

What is an ode? Explain Pound's discussion of odes, particularly as they relate to culture and civilization.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Pound's views on Americans and the British. Why does he feel this way about each culture?

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