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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Into which two classes does Burke group the passions of society?
(a) The societies of the educated and of the ignorant.
(b) General society and the society of the sexes.
(c) High- and low-society, based upon the class into which one is born.
(d) The liberal society and the conservative society.

3. What will be Burke's focus in "A Philosophical Enquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful"?
(a) The origins of our ideas of the beautiful and sublime.
(b) The beautiful and sublime as they relate to contemporary politics.
(c) The full meanings and social impacts of the beautiful and sublime.
(d) The beautiful and sublime as they appear in Milton's _Paradise Lost_.

4. How does Burke define pain and pleasure?
(a) They are figments of human imagination that help us explain our world.
(b) They are the only essential qualities about which people are concerned.
(c) They are each of a positive nature, not dependent upon each other.
(d) They are necessary to each other and cannot be separated.

5. What does Burke say is the primary passion ignited by the sublime?
(a) Astonishment.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Joy.
(d) Anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two main passions connect with this creative power of the mind?

2. According to Burke, what is more powerful than light at representing the sublime?

3. According to Burke, what parts of the mind do beautiful things engage, and how?

4. Which passion belongs under the heading of "self-preservation?"

5. What example does Burke offer to show his ideas on the effects of tragedy?

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