View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where will newness NOT be missed?

2. Where does Pound reveal he worked in "The New Learning: Part Two?"

3. Whose ideas must the Catholic Church take seriously in order revive?

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

5. What is not yet rotted by "usury" or the practice of making money from money?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Pound, why do people write?

2. How does Pound feel about "The New Learning?"

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Pound say about the Catholic encyclical Quadrigesimo Anno?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Explain "And Therefore Tending." Why does Pound choose to include this in "Guide to Kulchur" when it could have stood on its own as an independent work?

Essay Topic 3

Explain imagery and ideoplasty, and how Pound links them in his essay "March 12th."

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 642 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample