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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 effect of opiates or liquors, according to Burke?
(a) They suspend the passions by inciting a different reaction in the body.
(b) They harm both the mind and the body to a tragic degree.
(c) They force the body to yield to the superior power of the mind.
(d) They strengthen the connection and clarity between mind and body.

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

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

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

5. How does Burke define "association?"
(a) As a group of words that defines another group of words.
(b) As a somewhat friendly acquaintance.
(c) As a specific group of businessmen.
(d) As a set of memories worn into the mind.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What example does Burke offer to show his ideas on the effects of tragedy?

3. Why, according to Burke, do we delight in the tragedies of others?

4. When might the sublime be delightful?

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

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