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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Into which two classes does Burke group the passions of society?
(a) The societies of the educated and of the ignorant.
(b) The liberal society and the conservative society.
(c) General society and the society of the sexes.
(d) High- and low-society, based upon the class into which one is born.

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

5. What is the state between pleasure and pain, according to Burke?
(a) Anger.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Joy.
(d) Indifference.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which method of teaching does Burke think best?

2. What does Burke mean by the word "Taste?"

3. What is Burke's general plan of action for this book?

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

5. Why is imitation important, according to Burke?

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