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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Section VI, Savoir Faire, The New Learning: Part Two, Examples of Civilization, Books.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author says discoveries are made by men who can what?
(a) Study.
(b) Endure.
(c) Understand.
(d) Listen.

2. According to Pound, who was the last of the philosophers to really "get hold of something" and among the last to worry about reconciling churches?
(a) Liebniz.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Holmes.
(d) Descartes.

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

4. What country's textbooks are addressed in "Textbooks?"
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Holland.

5. What is usury?
(a) Borrowing money.
(b) Forcing the public to pay for war.
(c) Funding a war privately.
(d) Charging interest on a loan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What program of Pound's will bring ideas to everyone and all will know their positions?

2. In "Aeschylus and ..." the author discusses the triumph of ______ over ______ in culture.

3. Where will newness NOT be missed?

4. According to Pound, what nation is not civilized?

5. What do bilingual classics tests and microfiche editions of music help?

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