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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV, Sections I - VII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Burke use as an example of difficulty as greatness?
(a) Roman aqueducts.
(b) The Pyramids of Egypt.
(c) Stonehenge.
(d) The Great Wall of China.

2. Which of the following passions show the same effects as pain?
(a) Joy and delight.
(b) Depression and grief.
(c) Fear and terror.
(d) Lust and desire.

3. When might the sublime be delightful?
(a) When one experiences it from a safe distance.
(b) When it truly threatens one's safety.
(c) When one considers it intellectually.
(d) When it fills the entirety of one's being.

4. Burke opines that buildings that are great only in dimension are:
(a) Only deceptively large.
(b) Too simple and common to be sublime.
(c) Paragons of human imagination.
(d) The epitome of sublimity in architecture.

5. In which instance are feelings productive of the sublime?
(a) When the feelings are of delight and joy.
(b) When the feelings are of confusion and depression.
(c) When the feelings are of love and desire.
(d) When the feelings are of pain or anguish.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Burke define solitude?

2. What is the effect of opiates or liquors, according to Burke?

3. How do smells and tastes become sublime most effectively?

4. What is the state between pleasure and pain, according to Burke?

5. Why are the cries of animals sublime, according to Burke?

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