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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 is the state between pleasure and pain, according to Burke?
(a) Indifference.
(b) Joy.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Anger.

2. What example does Burke offer to show his ideas on the effects of tragedy?
(a) The shocking regicide of the monarch.
(b) A mass-murderer terrorizing the city.
(c) A mother and father losing their infant to an early death.
(d) London being destroyed by an earthquake.

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

4. What kinds of sounds does Burke say can be sublime?
(a) Soft, murmuring sounds.
(b) Excessively loud sounds.
(c) Melodious sounds.
(d) Bright, quick sounds.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is imitation important, according to Burke?

2. How does Burke define solitude?

3. What is Burke's argument that infinity exists in pleasing objects?

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

5. Why is grief a part of pleasure, according to Burke?

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