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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. Burke believes that "taste" arises from:
(a) Reflection.
(b) Nature.
(c) Passion.
(d) Knowledge.

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

3. What smells or tastes are, according to Burke, the only smells or tastes capable of producing grand sensations?
(a) Saltiness and flowery odors.
(b) Sourness and tangy smells.
(c) Bitterness and terrible stenches.
(d) Sweetness and spicy odors.

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

5. Into which two classes does Burke group the passions of society?
(a) The liberal society and the conservative society.
(b) The societies of the educated and of the ignorant.
(c) High- and low-society, based upon the class into which one is born.
(d) General society and the society of the sexes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Burke use the word "delight?"

2. What is the main manifestation of infinity Burke mentions?

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

4. How does Burke define "strength?"

5. What example does Burke use to demonstrate that differing tastes stem from the same basic root?

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