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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. How many essays are in Part IV, Section VII?

2. Who does Pound say was wise to oppose usury?

3. The author argues that real knowledge does not jump from where to where?

4. What is one measure of civilization?

5. Who is the author walking through a range of different artists in "Guide?"

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the Catholic Church lose to Luther, according to Pound?

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

3. What does Pound say about answering critics?

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

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

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

7. Why does Pound commend Aristotle in "The History of Philosophy Is ...?"

8. What explanation does Pound give for translated Greek tragedies being boring?

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

10. Where did Pound work that contributed to his view of clerics? What is his view of clerics?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the Modernist movement. Explain how Pound's "Guide to Kulchur" fits into the Modernist movement.

Essay Topic 2

Identify and explain each of Pound's three important modes of thought.

Essay Topic 3

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

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