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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Burke hope will be the result of his "A Philosophical Enquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful"?
(a) Readers will apply principles of taste and passion to the otherwise severe sciences.
(b) Readers will leave the sciences behind in favor of imagination and passion.
(c) Readers will learn to control their passions when in specific social settings.
(d) Readers will be well-versed in the scientific method.

2. What is the state between pleasure and pain, according to Burke?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Anger.
(c) Joy.
(d) Indifference.

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

4. What is the same in all humans, according to Burke?
(a) The capacity for feeling.
(b) The standards of reason and taste.
(c) The curiosity and wonder for nature.
(d) The general intelligence quotient.

5. Which two ideas does Burke often find confused with one another?
(a) Picturesque and picaresque.
(b) Sublime and beauty.
(c) Liberty and patriotism.
(d) Fear and terror.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is imitation important, according to Burke?

2. What two main passions connect with this creative power of the mind?

3. What examples does Burke use to prove that people agree upon sensory observations?

4. What does Burke assert is necessary for the success of "A Philosophical Enquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful"?

5. How does Burke define sympathy?

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