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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes hearing in humans, according to Burke?
(a) Pulsations caused by physical movement.
(b) Alterations in the ether.
(c) Waves floating through the air.
(d) Vibrations in the ear.

2. To which scientific finding does Burke compare his study of the beautiful and sublime?
(a) Galileo's proof of a heliocentric Earth.
(b) Newton's theory of gravity.
(c) Albertus Magnus' alchemical experiments.
(d) Tycho Brahe's astronomical observations.

3. Which two ideas does Burke often find confused with one another?
(a) Fear and terror.
(b) Picturesque and picaresque.
(c) Liberty and patriotism.
(d) Sublime and beauty.

4. What does Burke envision would be the result of fitness trumping beauty in the human species?
(a) The general intelligence quotient would rise dramatically.
(b) All people would be healthy, regardless of their looks.
(c) Men would be considered more beautiful than women.
(d) Individuals would find it difficult to get married and begin families.

5. How do sublime buildings look, according to Burke?
(a) Light and airy.
(b) Dark and gloomy.
(c) Architecturally balanced.
(d) Heavily built.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is suddenness sublime, according to Burke?

2. Who was Campanella, and for what was he famous?

3. What term does Burke use to reflect uncertainty relative to the sublime?

4. Why, as Burke argues, are humans "more inclined to belief than to incredulity?"

5. What quality of mind does Burke find in women that he thinks is analogous to fragility?

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