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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction On Taste Part II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was "A Philosophical Enquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful" first published?
(a) 1801.
(b) 1773.
(c) 1794.
(d) 1757.

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

3. What problem does Burke find with merely defining a term like "taste?"
(a) The process of defining the term may go on forever, and become overwhelming.
(b) Taste is only an idea, not a reality, so it cannot be defined or described.
(c) People may disagree with and contest his definition.
(d) There is a danger of confining and limiting the term to our present understanding.

4. What does Burke warn his readers about in the Second Preface?
(a) His book may make them angry.
(b) His book will challenge their core values.
(c) His book will contain faults.
(d) His book may be construed as unpatriotic.

5. Burke believes that "taste" arises from:
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Nature.
(c) Passion.
(d) Reflection.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which method of teaching does Burke think best?

2. What, according to Burke, is responsible for common deviations in natural taste?

3. To what effect does Burke use the example of the Turkish emperor?

4. Which two ideas does Burke often find confused with one another?

5. Why does Burke offer a second edition of "A Philosophical Enquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful"?

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