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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Section III, Guide, Italy, Aeschylus and ..., Monumental, Section IV, The History of Philosophy is ...?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The first essay in Section I is called "______ of the Analects."
(a) Digest.
(b) Diatribe.
(c) Dialogue.
(d) Diary.

2. When the author presents examples in "Aeschylus and ...," what does he say he is doing?
(a) Practical application.
(b) Life experience demonstrations (LEDs).
(c) Aesthetic criticism.
(d) "Show, don't tell."

3. According to Pound, all men should be able to combine the practical and ______.
(a) The physical.
(b) The philosophical.
(c) The psychosomatic.
(d) The psychological.

4. What makes many great Greek tragedies boring, according to the author?
(a) Attention to meaning above all else.
(b) Translations of translations.
(c) Detailed translation.
(d) Unrelatable storylines.

5. In which direction was the culture of Christian medieval?
(a) Circular.
(b) Vertical.
(c) Inward.
(d) Outward.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Great Bass: Part One" focuses on the ______ an ear can hear.

2. What recent social encyclical comments on economic matters?

3. After Liebniz, professional philosophers are just ______ blokes, according to Pound.

4. What does Pound lament the decline of in "Zweck or the Aim?"

5. Most of the focus in "Guide" is on intellectuals from what country?

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