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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kinds of sounds does Burke say can be sublime?
(a) Melodious sounds.
(b) Soft, murmuring sounds.
(c) Excessively loud sounds.
(d) Bright, quick sounds.

2. What term does Burke use to reflect uncertainty relative to the sublime?
(a) "Intermitting."
(b) "Harsh."
(c) "Random."
(d) "Steady."

3. What, according to Burke, is the cause of wrong "taste" in a person?
(a) A failure of propriety.
(b) An overabundance of passion.
(c) A defect of judgment.
(d) A failure of the imagination.

4. What two aspects comprise Burke's "artificial infinity?"
(a) Curiosity and desire.
(b) Succession and uniformity.
(c) Terror and greatness.
(d) Strength and power.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What smells or tastes are, according to Burke, the only smells or tastes capable of producing grand sensations?

2. What does Burke criticize about the patrons of proportion?

3. When might the sublime be delightful?

4. To what is deformity opposed, according to Burke?

5. What passion does Burke identify as most effectively robing the mind of reasoning?

(see the answer key)

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