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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are sources of the "sublime?"
(a) Anything that excites terror, pain, or danger.
(b) Anything that causes the subject to think deeply.
(c) Anything that promotes pleasure.
(d) Anything of beauty.

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

3. What does Burke assert about sensory observation?
(a) That all people sense things in pretty much the same way.
(b) That sensory observation is of little importance to his discussion.
(c) That divergent sensory observations of the same object are natural.
(d) That sensory input varies widely between individuals.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Burke define "grief?"

4. How does Burke define pain and pleasure?

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

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