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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. Why would Pound not give the first book of the "Nicomachean Ethics" to a young man?

2. What essay is the the main title for the subtitle: "Is what you can pick up and/or get in touch with, by talk with the most intelligence men of the period?"

3. What roots were the Church fathers lifted from?

4. Which of the following institutions does Pound say is seen in the world today?

5. What does Pound believe is NOT a cold subject?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Pound feel about "Guide to Kulchur"? How do you know?

3. In what book of "And Therefore Tending" does Pound's view of Aristotle change? How does it change?

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

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

6. What significance does Grant have in American history, according to Pound?

7. What does Pound say about Protestant parsons in "The Study of Physiognomy"?

8. What does Pound say about culture in "On Arriving and Not Arriving"?

9. What are the two mystical states explained by Pound? How do they affect philosophers?

10. What is the relationship between usury and the arts?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Pound's view of education.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Explain Pound's view of Aristotle. Why does he feel this way about him? Be specific.

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