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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What makes many great Greek tragedies boring, according to the author?
(a) Unrelatable storylines.
(b) Attention to meaning above all else.
(c) Translations of translations.
(d) Detailed translation.

3. Who does Pound say people should not consult with?
(a) Fussy men.
(b) Lazy men.
(c) Small men.
(d) Large, busy men.

4. When the author presents examples in "Aeschylus and ...," what does he say he is doing?
(a) Life experience demonstrations (LEDs).
(b) "Show, don't tell."
(c) Practical application.
(d) Aesthetic criticism.

5. What did the moderns conquer?
(a) Economic stability.
(b) Philosophical discourse.
(c) Spiritual open-mindedness.
(d) Material reality.

Short Answer Questions

1. What qualifies Pound to give the advice he does in "Maxims of Prudence?"

2. What author does the author deal with in "Monumental?"

3. Ancient Chinese sculpture had a vortex of intense ______.

4. How many pages is "Monumental?"

5. After Liebniz, professional philosophers are just ______ blokes, according to Pound.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does "Vortex" say about sculpture?

2. What does Pound say about philosophers in the opening of "The History of Philosophy Is ...?"

3. What does Pound say about the Catholic encyclical Quadrigesimo Anno?

4. How does Pound's view of Dr. Johnson's 'London' and T. S. Eliot's preface in it change after he breaks from them to discuss various writings?

5. What does Pound say about the lowest noises that can be heard?

6. What elements are included in poetry, according to "March 12th"?

7. What does Pound say about answering critics?

8. How does Pound describe the Greeks and Christians in "Sparta 776 B.C.?"

9. What does Pound say about code-worship in "Books 'About'"?

10. What is usury? How does Pound relate usury to rulers of people?

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