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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In what year does the author claim that a bloke with small means could still see the best of Europe?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1948.

6. What do bilingual classics tests and microfiche editions of music help?
(a) Expression of culture.
(b) The new learning.
(c) Understanding of culture.
(d) Personal creativity.

7. Where will newness NOT be missed?
(a) Daily newspapers.
(b) Colleges.
(c) Public education.
(d) Family oral traditions.

8. How many pages is "Monumental?"
(a) One.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Twelve.

9. How many essays are in Part IV, Section VII?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

10. What is one measure of civilization?
(a) Its fears.
(b) Its government.
(c) Its behavior toward families.
(d) Its hopes.

11. According to Pound, what nation is not civilized?
(a) England.
(b) Russia.
(c) France.
(d) America.

12. In Part IV, Section VII, Pound discusses "The ______ of Human Wishes".
(a) Mercy.
(b) Hope.
(c) Vanity.
(d) Humility.

13. What types of artists are the subject of the author's observations in "Guide?"
(a) Sculptors.
(b) Installation artists.
(c) Painters.
(d) Performance artists.

14. 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.

15. What important structures are discussed in "Examples of Civilization?"
(a) Architectural.
(b) Cultural.
(c) Political.
(d) Religious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country's textbooks are addressed in "Textbooks?"

2. What is usury?

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

4. What requirement for confirmation in Christianity does Pound lament in the essay "Tradition?"

5. The author says discoveries are made by men who can what?

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