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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Burke use the word "delight?"
(a) To describe the natural state of humanity.
(b) To equate that feeling with pleasure.
(c) To describe the feeling one gets when pain is removed.
(d) To demonstrate his feelings.

2. How does Burke define "grief?"
(a) As the most desirable of the sensibilities because it is strong.
(b) As the natural state of relationships between all people.
(c) As one of many types of positive pain.
(d) As that feeling when an object is so lost that one can never enjoy it again.

3. How does Burke define solitude?
(a) As a necessary evil.
(b) As a positive pain.
(c) As a pleasurable enjoyment.
(d) As a welcome release.

4. What, according to Burke, is the first and most simple emotion of the human mind?
(a) Fear, or terror.
(b) Curiosity, or novelty.
(c) Hunger, or longing.
(d) Indifference, or lassitude.

5. What general quality does Burke assert about "taste?"
(a) It is the province of the refined upper-class.
(b) It is the sole means of valuing an individual.
(c) It is natural and common to all people.
(d) It is unnecessary for discussion about beauty.

Short Answer Questions

1. When might the sublime be delightful?

2. What problem does Burke see with the contemporary notion of "taste?"

3. Why, according to Burke, do we delight in the tragedies of others?

4. Why is imitation important, according to Burke?

5. To which human faculty does "taste" belong?

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