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

2. To which human faculty does "taste" belong?
(a) To the passions.
(b) To the soul.
(c) To the will.
(d) To the imagination.

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

4. What kind of colors are unfit to produce what Burke terms "grand images?"
(a) Earth tones.
(b) Jewel tones.
(c) Bold colors.
(d) Cheerful colors.

5. According to Burke, what is more powerful than light at representing the sublime?
(a) Humanity.
(b) Water.
(c) Darkness.
(d) Fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main manifestation of infinity Burke mentions?

2. What does Burke term the "creative power" of the mind?

3. Burke's general definition for "obscurity" is:

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

5. What is Burke's argument that infinity exists in pleasing objects?

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