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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is suddenness sublime, according to Burke?
(a) Because that which is sudden is very interesting.
(b) Because the mind is suddenly put on its guard.
(c) Because the body's reaction is unpredictable.
(d) Because easy transitions are pleasant.

2. What does Burke hope will be the result of his "A Philosophical Enquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful"?
(a) Readers will learn to control their passions when in specific social settings.
(b) Readers will be well-versed in the scientific method.
(c) Readers will leave the sciences behind in favor of imagination and passion.
(d) Readers will apply principles of taste and passion to the otherwise severe sciences.

3. What two main passions connect with this creative power of the mind?
(a) Curiosity and understanding.
(b) Pain and pleasure.
(c) Lust and desire.
(d) Love and hate.

4. What, according to Burke, is the first and most simple emotion of the human mind?
(a) Indifference, or lassitude.
(b) Curiosity, or novelty.
(c) Fear, or terror.
(d) Hunger, or longing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What problem does Burke find with merely defining a term like "taste?"

2. According to Burke, why is procreation pleasurable?

3. What does Burke assert is present in every religion, to some degree?

4. How does Burke define solitude?

5. In Burke's opinion, at what depiction do painters most notably fail?

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