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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part VI, Section XII, Study of Physiognomy, And Therefore Tending, Pergamena Deest, Watch the Beaners.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Arabia Deserta" begins with discussions of old writings that identify high and low what?
(a) Points in history.
(b) Cultures.
(c) Royalty.
(d) Philosophies.

2. How many essays are contained in Section I?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Nine.
(d) Seven.

3. What author does the author deal with in "Monumental?"
(a) Himself.
(b) T. S. Eliot.
(c) Franz Kafka.
(d) James Joyce.

4. What habit does America have about history, according to Pound?
(a) Slanting it.
(b) Ignoring it.
(c) Rewriting it.
(d) Arguing it.

5. "Great Bass: Part One" focuses on the ______ an ear can hear.
(a) Smallest vibrations.
(b) Highest noises.
(c) Largest combination of frequencies.
(d) Lowest noises.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pound describes the "Tempio Malatestiano" as both an apex and a(n) ______.

2. In which direction was the culture of Christian medieval?

3. What universities does Pound discuss in the first essay in Part IV, Section IX?

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

5. What did England's special darkness cause an interruption in?

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