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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Sections I - IX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which method of teaching does Burke think best?
(a) Allowing the learner to investigate the subject.
(b) Lecturing the learner on the subject.
(c) Testing the learner on the subject.
(d) Referring obliquely to the subject in conversation with the learner.

2. To what effect does Burke use the example of the Turkish emperor?
(a) To question the validity of theories on sculpture.
(b) To prove the existence of innate knowledge.
(c) To illustrate the difference between taste and knowledge.
(d) To demonstrate the barbarity of the Turks.

3. What does Burke term the "creative power" of the mind?
(a) Imagination.
(b) Judgment.
(c) Will.
(d) Emotion.

4. Burke's general definition for "obscurity" is:
(a) That which is not famous.
(b) That which we cannot fully know.
(c) That which is most humble.
(d) That which is hidden from view.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What natural powers in man does Burke say relate to external objects?

2. What set of animals does Burke use as examples of power and the sublime?

3. Why, according to Burke, do we delight in the tragedies of others?

4. Which passion belongs under the heading of "self-preservation?"

5. What general quality does Burke assert about "taste?"

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