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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. How do sublime buildings look, according to Burke?
(a) Heavily built.
(b) Dark and gloomy.
(c) Light and airy.
(d) Architecturally balanced.

2. What colors appropriately represent the sublime?
(a) Blues and greens.
(b) Blacks and browns.
(c) Yellows and creams.
(d) Reds and oranges.

3. What, according to Burke, is the state of a man whose teeth are set and whose forehead is wrinkled?
(a) Terrible wrath.
(b) Utter delight.
(c) Great pain.
(d) Complete confusion.

4. What, according to Burke, must be utilized regularly lest it/they fall into disrepair?
(a) The passions and the understanding.
(b) Dancing, fencing, and painting.
(c) The art of social conversation.
(d) The skill of speaking another language.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Burke describe "delightful horror?"

2. What is the sole difference Burke identifies between the passions mentioned in question 7?

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

4. How does Burke define sympathy?

5. What literary example does Burke give as representative of magnificence?

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