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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. "Savoir Faire" begins by asking what we mean to do when we ______.

2. How many essays are contained in Section I?

3. What qualifies Pound to give the advice he does in "Maxims of Prudence?"

4. In "The History of Philosophy Is ...?" the author notes that many philosophers tried to understand the world totally apart from what?

5. What does the author say about borrowing money?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Montessori education?

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

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

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

6. What does Pound say about answering critics?

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

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

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

10. Why does Pound say Jefferson was wise in "Human Wishes?"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the Modernist movement. Explain how Pound's "Guide to Kulchur" fits into the Modernist movement.

Essay Topic 2

Identify, define, and explain the two mystical states Pound discusses in "Neo-Platonicks Etc."

Essay Topic 3

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

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