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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Sections I - VIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is imitation important, according to Burke?
(a) It forms our manners and opinions.
(b) It allows us to learn in school.
(c) It is how we try to get closer to God.
(d) It facilitates comedy in the theater.

2. In Burke's opinion, at what depiction do painters most notably fail?
(a) The depiction of the sea.
(b) The depiction of lovers.
(c) The depiction of nobility.
(d) The depiction of hell.

3. What two main passions connect with this creative power of the mind?
(a) Pain and pleasure.
(b) Lust and desire.
(c) Curiosity and understanding.
(d) Love and hate.

4. According to Burke, why is procreation pleasurable?
(a) To connect humans and animals in the realm of the senses.
(b) Because without some form of pleasure, society would devolve into warfare.
(c) To incite people to engage in it, since it is necessary to survival.
(d) Because the rest of life is terrible, and there must be at least one pleasurable thing in life.

5. How do all emotions and passions affect the human mind?
(a) By natural, uniform, predictable principles.
(b) With unpredictable, greatly varying effects.
(c) By forcing the mind to yield to the heart.
(d) With scarring, searing effects.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Burke say is the primary passion ignited by the sublime?

2. How does Burke define "love?"

3. How does Burke define sympathy?

4. What is this creative power of the mind incapable of producing?

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

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