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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Sections I - IX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Burke use as a common, but bad, example of infinity?
(a) A snake.
(b) A cross.
(c) A mountain.
(d) An ocean.

2. Burke's general definition for "obscurity" is:
(a) That which is most humble.
(b) That which is hidden from view.
(c) That which we cannot fully know.
(d) That which is not famous.

3. What two aspects comprise Burke's "artificial infinity?"
(a) Succession and uniformity.
(b) Strength and power.
(c) Terror and greatness.
(d) Curiosity and desire.

4. 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 he and others he knows think are beautiful.
(c) Objects or ideas that he argues are morally repugnant.
(d) Objects he opines are among the ugliest animal species.

5. What, according to Burke, is the cause of wrong "taste" in a person?
(a) An overabundance of passion.
(b) A failure of propriety.
(c) A failure of the imagination.
(d) A defect of judgment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Burke offer a second edition of "A Philosophical Enquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful"?

2. What does Burke warn his readers about in the Second Preface?

3. What will be Burke's focus in "A Philosophical Enquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful"?

4. What does Burke assert about sensory observation?

5. When might the sublime be delightful?

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