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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. Philosophy leads to the two mystical states of the ecstatic and ______ others.

2. According to Pound, everyone is bothered by bad what?

3. What author is addressed at the beginning of "Study of Physiognomy?"

4. The first essay in Part IV, Section IX is "Education or ______."

5. In "Neo-Platonicks Etc.," Pound discusses philosophers that followed who?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Pound argue about liberalism in "Decline of the Adamses"?

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

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

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

6. What is Pound's analysis of Aristotle in "Watch the Beaneries?"

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

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

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

10. What makes "Tone" a universal essay?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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