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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 is Burke's argument that infinity exists in pleasing objects?
(a) Pleasantness is a feeling that goes on forever within our minds.
(b) Humans are pleased by the unlimited potential of these objects.
(c) Infinity itself is a pleasant concept, so an infinite object must be pleasant.
(d) The only truly pleasing object is the night sky, which is truly infinite.

2. What example does Burke give for a sublime sound?
(a) Running water.
(b) Artillery booming.
(c) Lapping waves.
(d) Childish laughter.

3. What, according to Burke, must be utilized regularly lest it/they fall into disrepair?
(a) The passions and the understanding.
(b) The art of social conversation.
(c) Dancing, fencing, and painting.
(d) The skill of speaking another language.

4. What does Burke use as a common, but bad, example of infinity?
(a) A mountain.
(b) An ocean.
(c) A cross.
(d) A snake.

5. Why does Burke offer a second edition of "A Philosophical Enquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful"?
(a) He wishes to expand and further illustrate his theories.
(b) He wishes to change and contradict his own views.
(c) He wishes to directly challenge the criticism of the first edition.
(d) He realizes that he could make more money selling a second edition.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Burke define "grief?"

2. Which principle fits the image of a long, bare wall, according to Burke?

3. To what does Burke compare human listening methods?

4. What examples does Burke use to prove that human proportionality does not necessarily equal human beauty?

5. How does Burke describe "delightful horror?"

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