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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. To which human faculty does "taste" belong?
(a) To the soul.
(b) To the passions.
(c) To the will.
(d) To the imagination.

2. Why are certain drugs enjoyable, according to Burke?
(a) Because people can get them for a low cost.
(b) Because the users have no idea of the potential harm of the drug.
(c) Because the users only take them for their healthy properties.
(d) Because people become accustomed to their pleasurable effects.

3. 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 change and contradict his own views.
(b) He wishes to directly challenge the criticism of the first edition.
(c) He realizes that he could make more money selling a second edition.
(d) He wishes to expand and further illustrate his theories.

4. What does Burke note about youth, as related to taste?
(a) That innocence does not equal ignorance.
(b) That sensory pleasure is great while judgment is inaccurate.
(c) That youth is the province of true wisdom.
(d) That although judgments may not be sound, taste is excellent.

5. What examples does Burke use to argue that some sights are pleasurable to all people?
(a) Objects he says can only be found in country estates.
(b) Objects or ideas that he argues are morally repugnant.
(c) Objects he opines are among the ugliest animal species.
(d) Objects he and others he knows think are beautiful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two main passions connect with this creative power of the mind?

2. What large part of text has Burke added between the First and Second editions?

3. What does Burke assert about sensory observation?

4. What, according to Burke, is most striking to this creative power of mind?

5. Burke believes that "taste" arises from:

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