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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 attracts people to one another, argues Burke?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Personality.
(d) Beauty.

2. What is the sole difference Burke identifies between the passions mentioned in question 7?
(a) One is a relic of the past, whereas the other is present in Burke's time.
(b) One works on the mind through the body, and the other works on the body through the mind.
(c) One is a manifestation of the public sphere, but the other is solely a private passion.
(d) One is recognizable in men only, and the other is recognizable in women.

3. Why, according to Burke, do we delight in the tragedies of others?
(a) We are happy we are not the victims.
(b) This is a function of sympathy instilled in us by our Creator.
(c) All humans have a sadistic streak.
(d) There is little else in the world in which to delight.

4. What, according to Burke, is the first and most simple emotion of the human mind?
(a) Indifference, or lassitude.
(b) Hunger, or longing.
(c) Fear, or terror.
(d) Curiosity, or novelty.

5. Why is suddenness sublime, according to Burke?
(a) Because the body's reaction is unpredictable.
(b) Because the mind is suddenly put on its guard.
(c) Because that which is sudden is very interesting.
(d) Because easy transitions are pleasant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What example does Burke give for a sublime sound?

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

3. According to Burke, why is procreation pleasurable?

4. How does Burke define "magnificence?"

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

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