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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. What example does Burke use to demonstrate that differing tastes stem from the same basic root?
(a) A comparison of two breeds of a horse.
(b) The comparison of two historical moments.
(c) The description of pretty ladies in a drawing room.
(d) Two different types of poetry.

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

3. What does Burke assert is necessary for the success of "A Philosophical Enquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful"?
(a) To establish the principles of taste.
(b) To debunk all outmoded notions of the sublime.
(c) To demonstrate his expansive knowledge of the passions.
(d) To make his readers agree with him.

4. What, according to Burke, is the cause of wrong "taste" in a person?
(a) A defect of judgment.
(b) A failure of propriety.
(c) A failure of the imagination.
(d) An overabundance of passion.

5. 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) There is a danger of confining and limiting the term to our present understanding.
(c) People may disagree with and contest his definition.
(d) Taste is only an idea, not a reality, so it cannot be defined or described.

Short Answer Questions

1. What examples does Burke use to argue that some sights are pleasurable to all people?

2. According to Burke, what will the result be of the long, close study of an object?

3. What does Burke note about youth, as related to taste?

4. What does Burke warn his readers about in the Second Preface?

5. What does Burke hope will be the result of his "A Philosophical Enquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful"?

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