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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. To which other passions is the idea of power closely related, according to Burke?
(a) Curiosity and novelty.
(b) Fear and terror.
(c) Joy and delight.
(d) Love and desire.

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

3. What does Burke use as an example of difficulty as greatness?
(a) The Pyramids of Egypt.
(b) Roman aqueducts.
(c) The Great Wall of China.
(d) Stonehenge.

4. Why, according to Burke, is proportion not the cause of beauty in animals?
(a) Because beauty relies upon the relative length, width, and height of the object.
(b) Because proportion and geometry can only be discussed in reference to architecture.
(c) Because our idea of proportion is so clear and obvious as to preclude the beautiful.
(d) Because all species of animals have different proportions, yet we as a society deem them beautiful.

5. What does Burke criticize about the patrons of proportion?
(a) That they are disproportionate and ugly.
(b) That they view their own works and views as superior to nature.
(c) That they are not clear enough in defining proportionality.
(d) That they have not expanded their architectural projects enough.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Burke personally observed about human beauty?

2. What does Burke assert is present in every religion, to some degree?

3. How does Burke define "proportion?"

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

5. What, according to Burke, is the cause of wrong "taste" in a person?

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