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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. British observers have had a tone of disgust since when?

2. Whose "Nicomachean Ethics" does Pound analyze?

3. Pound cites one author as arguing that "Nicomachean Ethics" is a mass of what?

4. How does Pound describe most Protestant parsons?

5. What does Pound recommend in "Precedents?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pound say matters most, according to "Decline of the Adamses"?

2. What losses does the essay "Losses" refer to?

3. What makes "Tone" a universal essay?

4. What did Mussolini say about poetry? What does Pound think of this?

5. What three institutions are seen in the world, according to "Recapitulate"?

6. What does "Odes: Risks" explain about Confucian teaching?

7. According to "Arabia Deserta". what significance does economics have in a culture?

8. Explain Pound's famous Cantos.

9. Why are the Victorians significant to Pound?

10. What is the subtitle of "The Culture of an Age"? What does it reveal about Pound and the essay?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Pound's perspective on Confucius and Chinese culture. What specific benefits does he associated with studying Chinese history and culture?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Identify and explain each of Pound's three important modes of thought.

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