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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Addenda: 1952, As Sextant, Introductory Textbook.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were people sent for systemized information in Pound's youth?
(a) Germany.
(b) America.
(c) France.
(d) England.

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

3. Whose epic poem is included in Pound's list of books that must be read?
(a) Virgil.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Homer.
(d) Eliot.

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

5. What type of education does the author address in "The History of Philosophy Is ...?"
(a) Seton.
(b) Montessori.
(c) Self-schooling.
(d) Charlotte Mason.

Short Answer Questions

1. What science is addressed in "Kulchur: Part One?"

2. What is the initial focus of "Ici Je Teste?"

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

4. Pound cites one author as arguing that "Nicomachean Ethics" is a mass of what?

5. Whose merits does Pound expound on in "Study of Physiognomy?"

(see the answer key)

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