Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Canto VII? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. What insect's shell symbolizes the boring old men of this poem?
Beetle
Locust
Cicada
Potato bug
Q. What kind of speech do the boring old men tend to speak?
Acidic
Sad
Dreary
Dry
Q. What is Pound annoyed to find sitting at the bottom of the "statue's pediment"?
A beer bottle
A gum wrapper
A chip bag
A frog
Q. What does the old men's talk do to the dancing woman?
Traps her in glass
Kills her
Makes her ugly
Makes her cry
Q. What does Pound think it's his symbolic job to do?
Shake the pods of modern souls
Yell at people
Make people feel better about themselves
Get everyone to start riding horses instead of driving cars