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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What recent social encyclical comments on economic matters?

2. What was the focus of Rome, according to "Sparta 776 B.C.?"

3. What kind of minds are of great value, especially in a rotted milieu?

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

5. How many pages is "Italy?"

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Pound, why do people write?

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

3. Why does Pound say he created "Digest of the Analects?"

4. What is the purpose of the essay "Guide?"

5. What does Pound say about answering critics?

6. What does Pound say about old philosophy in comparison to men of his age in "Totalitarian?"

7. What does Pound say about professional philosophers before and after Liebniz?

8. What does Pound say about knowledge and culture in "Guide to Kulchur: Part Two"?

9. Why does Pound say Jefferson was wise in "Human Wishes?"

10. What does Pound seek in "Guide to Kulchur: Part Two"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify, define, and explain the two mystical states Pound discusses in "Neo-Platonicks Etc."

Essay Topic 2

Explain the Victorian Age. How does Pound feel about Victorians? Be specific.

Essay Topic 3

Explain Romanticism. How does Pound feel about Romanticism? Be specific.

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