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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is imitation important, according to Burke?
(a) It is how we try to get closer to God.
(b) It forms our manners and opinions.
(c) It allows us to learn in school.
(d) It facilitates comedy in the theater.

2. Into which two classes does Burke group the passions of society?
(a) The societies of the educated and of the ignorant.
(b) The liberal society and the conservative society.
(c) General society and the society of the sexes.
(d) High- and low-society, based upon the class into which one is born.

3. What does Burke note about youth, as related to taste?
(a) That youth is the province of true wisdom.
(b) That innocence does not equal ignorance.
(c) That sensory pleasure is great while judgment is inaccurate.
(d) That although judgments may not be sound, taste is excellent.

4. What does Burke warn his readers about in the Second Preface?
(a) His book may make them angry.
(b) His book will contain faults.
(c) His book will challenge their core values.
(d) His book may be construed as unpatriotic.

5. How do all emotions and passions affect the human mind?
(a) By natural, uniform, predictable principles.
(b) With unpredictable, greatly varying effects.
(c) With scarring, searing effects.
(d) By forcing the mind to yield to the heart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Burke mean by the word "Taste?"

2. How does Burke use the word "delight?"

3. What attracts people to one another, argues Burke?

4. What is the state between pleasure and pain, according to Burke?

5. Which two ideas does Burke often find confused with one another?

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