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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 example does Burke use to show that pain can be a source of pleasure?
(a) Hunger and fulfillment.
(b) Drunkenness and being hungover.
(c) The thrill of fighting.
(d) Indolence and exercise.

2. What has Burke observed in himself regarding the passions and the body, in Section IV?
(a) That he is particularly susceptible to the physical effects of a refined sensibility.
(b) That he relates well to others who are in the same frame of mind as he.
(c) That he found his mind in a certain state when he adopts a certain facial expression.
(d) That he has never been inclined to allow his emotions to influence his actions.

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

4. How does Burke define "grief?"
(a) As that feeling when an object is so lost that one can never enjoy it again.
(b) As the natural state of relationships between all people.
(c) As one of many types of positive pain.
(d) As the most desirable of the sensibilities because it is strong.

5. According to Burke, what is more powerful than light at representing the sublime?
(a) Darkness.
(b) Fire.
(c) Water.
(d) Humanity.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Burke define sympathy?

2. What is Burke's argument for the existence of the passion of ambition?

3. What, according to Burke, is the state of a man whose teeth are set and whose forehead is wrinkled?

4. How, according to Burke, can light and dark be equal?

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

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