1. What is Burke's argument for the existence of the passion of ambition?
(a) Ambition incites in people the drive to improve and excel so society will not stagnate.
(b) Ambition incites jealousy and envy, which drive people to become violent.
(c) Ambition is the manifestation of the natural hierarchy of low humans to high humans.
(d) Ambition forces people to look within and question their inner selves.

2. What has Burke observed in himself regarding the passions and the body, in Section IV?
(a) That he has never been inclined to allow his emotions to influence his actions.
(b) That he is particularly susceptible to the physical effects of a refined sensibility.
(c) That he found his mind in a certain state when he adopts a certain facial expression.
(d) That he relates well to others who are in the same frame of mind as he.

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

4. What examples does Burke use to argue that some sights are pleasurable to all people?
(a) Objects he opines are among the ugliest animal species.
(b) Objects he and others he knows think are beautiful.
(c) Objects he says can only be found in country estates.
(d) Objects or ideas that he argues are morally repugnant.

5. What is the sole difference Burke identifies between the passions mentioned in question 7?
(a) One is a manifestation of the public sphere, but the other is solely a private passion.
(b) One is recognizable in men only, and the other is recognizable in women.
(c) One is a relic of the past, whereas the other is present in Burke's time.
(d) One works on the mind through the body, and the other works on the body through the mind.