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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of minds are of great value, especially in a rotted milieu?
(a) Disordered.
(b) Short-sighted.
(c) Self-serving.
(d) Greedy.

2. Who must cut corners, according to "Kulchur: Part One?"
(a) Philosophers.
(b) Governmental rulers.
(c) Military rulers.
(d) Educators.

3. What essay is noted by the author to be dry, but that something worthwhile can come from reading it?
(a) "The New Learning Part One."
(b) "Digest of the Analects."
(c) "Totalitarian."
(d) "Sparta 776 B.C."

4. Who does the author claim was a great man in "Values?"
(a) Mussolini.
(b) Lenin.
(c) Hitler.
(d) Castro.

5. How many pages is "Italy?"
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Seven.
(d) Three.

6. What requirement for confirmation in Christianity does Pound lament in the essay "Tradition?"
(a) A course of intense study.
(b) Examination of consciousness.
(c) Confession.
(d) Allegience to an outdated religious model.

7. What does the author see as swiftness in a given field?
(a) Being compassionate.
(b) Being a leader.
(c) Being strong.
(d) Being genuine.

8. What is the first 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 exist and are discussed in a vacuum.
(d) Ideas that guide action and serve as rules of conduct.

9. In which direction was the culture of Christian medieval?
(a) Outward.
(b) Vertical.
(c) Circular.
(d) Inward.

10. What philosopher is the subject of the first essay in Section I?
(a) Descartes.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Confucius.
(d) Lao Tzu.

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

12. The first essay in Section I is called "______ of the Analects."
(a) Diatribe.
(b) Diary.
(c) Digest.
(d) Dialogue.

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

14. Who was the grandfather of Descartes?
(a) Thomas More.
(b) Aquinas.
(c) Dante.
(d) Francis of Assisi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect of Greek epics have been given insufficient attention, according to Pound?

2. What is compared to culture in the essay "Vortex?"

3. What percentage of the time should one not respond to criticisms of one's artwork?

4. What does Pound lament the decline of in "Zweck or the Aim?"

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

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