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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. The moderns have a vortex of will and ______.

2. What did the moderns conquer?

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

4. Whose financial situation does the author discuss?

5. What is the first essay in Section II?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain the essay "Values."

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

4. What did H. L. Mencken write to Pound about usury? What was Pound's response?

5. What does "Vortex" say about sculpture?

6. What does "Guide to Kulchur: Part One" say about things that cannot be understood? How does this apply to philosophy?

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

8. What is Montessori education?

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

10. How do the ideas of examination of conscience and the decline of culture fit together in Pound's "Tradition?"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain imagery and ideoplasty, and how Pound links them in his essay "March 12th."

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Pound's views on Americans and the British. Why does he feel this way about each culture?

Essay Topic 3

Explain Pound's view of Aristotle. Why does he feel this way about him? Be specific.

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