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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. What length best describes the essays in Section I?
(a) Short.
(b) Book-length.
(c) Long.
(d) Medium.

2. What is more important than knowledge?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Culture.
(c) Experience.
(d) Understanding.

3. What book does the author discuss in "Monumental?"
(a) "The Waste Land."
(b) "Cantos."
(c) "The Metamorphosis."
(d) "Ulysses."

4. What is compared to culture in the essay "Vortex?"
(a) Literature.
(b) Music.
(c) Sculpture.
(d) Theatre.

5. Which of the following is NOT one of the important modes of thought discussed in "Ici Je Teste?"
(a) Contemplation.
(b) Relation.
(c) Cogitation.
(d) Meditation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes many great Greek tragedies boring, according to the author?

2. What did the author experience after finishing the book addressed in "Monumental?"

3. What recent social encyclical comments on economic matters?

4. Who was the grandfather of Descartes?

5. Why is a new angle useful in writing?

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