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Article: After reading the article, "Drink Deep, or Taste Not the Pierian Spring" attached below. Answer the following questions:
Questions: Answer the following questions as completely as possible.
1. Describe the tone of the essay.
2. Identify the thesis of the essay and defend your choice.
3. What is the usual interpretation people associate with the misquotation, "a little knowledge is a dangerous thing?" What in fact does the original quotation mean?
4. According to Gould, why are we afraid of learning?
5. What two things does Gould suggest are requirements for easy learning?
6. How does Gould distinguish learning from mere "knowledge"?
7. List three examples Gould uses to prove millions of Americans love science.
8. How does Gould prove Art and the humanities are accessible to all?
9. What are the purposes of the literary quotations in paragraph 1 and 10?
10. From which point of view is this essay written? Explain why Gould might have chosen this approach?