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

2. Most of the focus in "Guide" is on intellectuals from what country?
(a) France.
(b) Italy.
(c) England.
(d) The United States.

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

4. What is the first essay in Section II?
(a) "Great Bass."
(b) "Vortex."
(c) "Ici Je Teste."
(d) "Tradition."

5. What is the first sort of idea addressed in "The New Learning Part One?"
(a) Ideas that do not actually exist.
(b) Ideas that exist and are discussed in a vacuum.
(c) Ideas that guide action and serve as rules of conduct.
(d) Ideas that are meant to lead culture to evolve.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many pages is "Monumental?"

2. "Italy" argues that a vast civilization is contained within a few hundred Italian what?

3. The author ends "The History of Philosophy Is ...?" with the claim that discoveries are made by whom?

4. How many essays are contained in Section I?

5. According to Pound, what century involves much cultural decline?

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