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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 recognizable figure does Burke term a "forced analogy?"
(a) A painting of a mysterious, smiling woman.
(b) An ornate cathedral built in the Renaissance.
(c) A sketch of a man outstretched within a circle.
(d) A reproduction sculpture of a wounded gladiator.

2. What term does Burke use to reflect uncertainty relative to the sublime?
(a) "Harsh."
(b) "Steady."
(c) "Random."
(d) "Intermitting."

3. To what does Burke oppose delicacy and fragility?
(a) Courage and honor.
(b) Robustness and strength.
(c) Whining and crying.
(d) Dignity and fortitude.

4. Into which two classes does Burke group the passions of society?
(a) The liberal society and the conservative society.
(b) The societies of the educated and of the ignorant.
(c) General society and the society of the sexes.
(d) High- and low-society, based upon the class into which one is born.

5. Burke writes that "Beauty in distress is the most _________ kind of beauty."
(a) Affecting.
(b) Pleasurable.
(c) Confusing.
(d) Disgusting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Burke observed in himself regarding the passions and the body, in Section IV?

2. How is blackness different from darkness, according to Burke?

3. Burke contrasts smoothness to __________ in his discussion of beauty.

4. Why is darkness shocking, according to Burke?

5. According to Burke, what is the mechanical reason darkness is terrible?

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