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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. Who does Pound believe is superior to Aristotle?

2. The epilogue discusses a man with what occupation?

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

4. How does Pound feel about the philosopher discussed in "To Recapitulate?"

5. "Arabia Deserta" begins with discussions of old writings that identify high and low what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why are the Victorians significant to Pound?

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

4. What does Pound say about Communism in "The Proof of the Pudding"?

5. Explain Pound's famous Cantos.

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

7. What does pastoral mean? How does Pound use it in "Epilogue?"

8. Why is "And Therefore Tending" such a long essay? What is its purpose?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What is the message Pound conveys in "Guide to Kulchur"? Explain at least three ways he achieves this.

Essay Topic 3

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

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