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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 does Burke warn his readers about in the Second Preface?
(a) His book will challenge their core values.
(b) His book may be construed as unpatriotic.
(c) His book will contain faults.
(d) His book may make them angry.

2. What literary example does Burke give as representative of magnificence?
(a) One of Donne's Holy Sonnets.
(b) An excerpt from Milton's _Paradise Lost_.
(c) A passage from Shakespeare's _Henry IV_.
(d) A folk ballad from Scotland.

3. What is the main manifestation of infinity Burke mentions?
(a) A frequently repeated idea or motion.
(b) A quiet walk in a grove of trees.
(c) A recurring dream or nightmare.
(d) A seemingly endless journey.

4. Why, as Burke argues, are humans "more inclined to belief than to incredulity?"
(a) Because belief engages the imagination pleasantly, while incredulity is naturally negative.
(b) Because believing makes it easier to get along with others in the social-contract model of society.
(c) Because believing something is easy, whereas not believing is more difficult.
(d) Because God is born in all of us, so we have a natural inclination to believe in him.

5. How does Burke use the word "delight?"
(a) To describe the natural state of humanity.
(b) To demonstrate his feelings.
(c) To describe the feeling one gets when pain is removed.
(d) To equate that feeling with pleasure.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what effect does Burke use the example of the Turkish emperor?

2. What problem does Burke see with the contemporary notion of "taste?"

3. What examples does Burke use to argue that some sights are pleasurable to all people?

4. What example does Burke use to demonstrate that differing tastes stem from the same basic root?

5. What does Burke note about youth, as related to taste?

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