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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 problem does Burke see with the contemporary notion of "taste?"
(a) Everyone pays too much attention to taste and not enough attention to reason.
(b) Nobody Burke knows seems to have taste.
(c) The concept of taste is misunderstood and badly defined.
(d) It's principles have not been made uniform.

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

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 does Burke want "A Philosophical Enquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful" to accomplish?
(a) The Enquiry will be useful in schools.
(b) The Enquiry will open minds.
(c) The Enquiry will teach people about nature.
(d) The Enquiry will disprove older theories.

5. Which method of teaching does Burke think best?
(a) Referring obliquely to the subject in conversation with the learner.
(b) Allowing the learner to investigate the subject.
(c) Lecturing the learner on the subject.
(d) Testing the learner on the subject.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Burke term the "creative power" of the mind?

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

3. What is the general reason Burke wrote the book, as stated in the First Preface?

4. Burke believes that "taste" arises from:

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

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