A Philosophical Enquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful Quiz

Edmund Burke

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What does Burke term "compounded abstract" words? (from Part V)

Those words which stand for literary ideas.

Those words which represent complex ideas.

Those words which indicate natural phenomena.

Those words which determine scientific nomenclature.

2.

What kinds of sounds does Burke say can be sublime? (from Part II, Sections X - XXII)

Soft, murmuring sounds.

Excessively loud sounds.

Melodious sounds.

Bright, quick sounds.

3.

How does Burke separate natural and artificial objects? (from Part III, Sections I - VIII)

By claiming to distinguish nature and artifice as it pertains to humans.

By categorizing properties of nature and artifice in a long treatise.

By asserting that the natural always prevails over the artificial.

By separating the effects which they have on a person.

4.

What passage does Burke offer as an example of the effect of words? (from Part V)

A monologue from a dramatic production.

A description of the Danube river.

A satirical essay about religion.

A travel account of Syria.

5.

What example does Burke cite in his discussion of how people may convey ideas of things which they do not know? (from Part V)

A deaf musician.

A blind poet.

A sickly child.

A crippled politician.

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