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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 does Pound say has become a nuisance in various European countries?

2. How many pages of notes did Pound use in writing "And Therefore Tending?"

3. What does Pound say "suits monkeys?"

4. How does Pound feel about the philosopher discussed in "To Recapitulate?"

5. What is said of the intellect of the man discussed in the epilogue?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the Victorians significant to Pound?

2. What significance does Grant have in American history, according to Pound?

3. What does "Kung" say about Confucius?

4. What does Pound say about Communism in "The Proof of the Pudding"?

5. Explain Pound's famous Cantos.

6. What does "Odes: Risks" explain about Confucian teaching?

7. What does Pound say about Plato in "To Recapitulate?"

8. What does Pound say matters most, according to "Decline of the Adamses"?

9. How does Pound feel about "Guide to Kulchur"? How do you know?

10. According to "Arabia Deserta". what significance does economics have in a culture?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain "And Therefore Tending." Why does Pound choose to include this in "Guide to Kulchur" when it could have stood on its own as an independent work?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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