View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does a "clear" expression relate?
(a) To one's will and one's desires.
(b) To one's passions and one's feelings.
(c) To one's understanding and to reality.
(d) To one's soul and one's intellect.

2. According to Burke, what parts of the mind do beautiful things engage, and how?
(a) Our dreams, through a sense of wonder.
(b) Our defenses, through a sense of mistrust.
(c) Our hearts, through a sense of loveliness.
(d) Our fears, through a sense of terror.

3. How does Burke define "magnificence?"
(a) As the power and might of a strong warrior or noble king.
(b) As that which requires magnification due to its miniscule size.
(c) As a great profusion of things that are splendid or valuable in and of themselves.
(d) As all that delights the eye by shimmering and glittering.

4. Why is imitation important, according to Burke?
(a) It allows us to learn in school.
(b) It is how we try to get closer to God.
(c) It forms our manners and opinions.
(d) It facilitates comedy in the theater.

5. 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 opines are among the ugliest animal species.
(c) Objects he and others he knows think are beautiful.
(d) Objects or ideas that he argues are morally repugnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the same in all humans, according to Burke?

2. What recognizable figure does Burke term a "forced analogy?"

3. Why is suddenness sublime, according to Burke?

4. What kind of colors are unfit to produce what Burke terms "grand images?"

5. What is this creative power of the mind incapable of producing?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 360 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample