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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. How do smells and tastes become sublime most effectively?
(a) When moderated through narrative and description.
(b) When mediated through art.
(c) When combined with eating and drinking.
(d) When they occur when one is in a dreaming state.

2. Which example does Burke use in his discussion in Section VIII about infinity?
(a) Madmen.
(b) Cropland.
(c) The ocean.
(d) The military.

3. Which passion belongs under the heading of "self-preservation?"
(a) Pain.
(b) Anger.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Desire.

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

5. How do sublime buildings look, according to Burke?
(a) Light and airy.
(b) Heavily built.
(c) Architecturally balanced.
(d) Dark and gloomy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is imitation important, according to Burke?

3. Why, according to Burke, is proportion not the cause of beauty in animals?

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

5. Which idea is more effective over the other in affecting the imagination, according to Burke?

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