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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV, Sections VIII - XXV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What literary example does Burke give as representative of magnificence?
(a) A passage from Shakespeare's _Henry IV_.
(b) One of Donne's Holy Sonnets.
(c) An excerpt from Milton's _Paradise Lost_.
(d) A folk ballad from Scotland.

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

3. What statement summarizes the real effects of fitness, as described by Burke?
(a) God gave each thing a particular fitness to make us fully understand and marvel at the mysteries of the world.
(b) The purpose of fitness is to describe the differences between the species of animals and plants.
(c) Fitness is designed to incite introspection and excite people into socially-important action.
(d) There can be nothing sublime without being fit or beautiful.

4. In which instance are feelings productive of the sublime?
(a) When the feelings are of love and desire.
(b) When the feelings are of pain or anguish.
(c) When the feelings are of delight and joy.
(d) When the feelings are of confusion and depression.

5. What two main passions connect with this creative power of the mind?
(a) Pain and pleasure.
(b) Lust and desire.
(c) Love and hate.
(d) Curiosity and understanding.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Burke, what parts of the mind do beautiful things engage, and how?

2. Burke's general definition for "obscurity" is:

3. To what does Burke oppose delicacy and fragility?

4. Why are the cries of animals sublime, according to Burke?

5. What set of animals does Burke use as examples of power and the sublime?

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