1. What is the general reason Burke wrote the book, as stated in the First Preface?
(a) Burke was taking dictation on the subject from his longtime mentor.
(b) Burke was initially at a loss to coherently describe the sublime and beautiful.
(c) Burke completely disagreed with all else written on the sublime and the beautiful.
(d) Burke wanted to make money with the publication of this treatise.

2. What does Burke assert is necessary for the success of "A Philosophical Enquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful"?
(a) To establish the principles of taste.
(b) To make his readers agree with him.
(c) To debunk all outmoded notions of the sublime.
(d) To demonstrate his expansive knowledge of the passions.

3. What is Burke's argument for the existence of the passion of ambition?
(a) Ambition incites in people the drive to improve and excel so society will not stagnate.
(b) Ambition incites jealousy and envy, which drive people to become violent.
(c) Ambition forces people to look within and question their inner selves.
(d) Ambition is the manifestation of the natural hierarchy of low humans to high humans.

4. What does Burke warn his readers about in the Second Preface?
(a) His book may be construed as unpatriotic.
(b) His book will contain faults.
(c) His book may make them angry.
(d) His book will challenge their core values.

5. What will be Burke's focus in "A Philosophical Enquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful"?
(a) The full meanings and social impacts of the beautiful and sublime.
(b) The origins of our ideas of the beautiful and sublime.
(c) The beautiful and sublime as they appear in Milton's _Paradise Lost_.
(d) The beautiful and sublime as they relate to contemporary politics.