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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Burke use the word "delight?"
(a) To equate that feeling with pleasure.
(b) To describe the feeling one gets when pain is removed.
(c) To describe the natural state of humanity.
(d) To demonstrate his feelings.

3. What is this creative power of the mind incapable of producing?
(a) Anything passionate.
(b) Anything of great consequence.
(c) Anything captivating.
(d) Anything truly new.

4. Why, according to Burke, do we delight in the tragedies of others?
(a) All humans have a sadistic streak.
(b) We are happy we are not the victims.
(c) This is a function of sympathy instilled in us by our Creator.
(d) There is little else in the world in which to delight.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What problem does Burke see with the contemporary notion of "taste?"

2. What is the state between pleasure and pain, according to Burke?

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

4. Which method of teaching does Burke think best?

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

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