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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. What is the second essay in Part IV, Section VII?
(a) "Guide to Kulchur."
(b) "Ici, Je Teste."
(c) "Human Wishes."
(d) "Maxims of Prudence."

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

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

4. What does Pound discuss at the beginning of "Sparta 776 B.C.?"
(a) Government in the ancient period.
(b) Money in the ancient period.
(c) Philosophy in the ancient period.
(d) War in the ancient period.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Since when has American been imbecilic, according to Pound?

2. How many pages of notes did Pound use in writing "And Therefore Tending?"

3. What is more important than knowledge?

4. Philosophy leads to the two mystical states of the ecstatic and ______ others.

5. What does Pound recommend in "Precedents?"

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