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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. Why does Burke offer a second edition of "A Philosophical Enquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful"?
(a) He realizes that he could make more money selling a second edition.
(b) He wishes to change and contradict his own views.
(c) He wishes to expand and further illustrate his theories.
(d) He wishes to directly challenge the criticism of the first edition.

2. Which of the following is one of the general privations Burke lists?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Insanity.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Darkness.

3. What is Burke's general plan of action for this book?
(a) It will focus only on human society.
(b) It will be a methodical study.
(c) It will refute all other theories of the sublime.
(d) It will posit wild, untested new ideas.

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

5. What examples does Burke use to prove that people agree upon sensory observations?
(a) Sudden, loud sounds as opposed to quiet, soft sounds.
(b) The pleasantness or unpleasantness of certain thoughts.
(c) Feelings of sharp or soft.
(d) The tastes of sweet, bitter, and sour.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two aspects comprise Burke's "artificial infinity?"

2. What is this creative power of the mind incapable of producing?

3. How does Burke define pain and pleasure?

4. Which two ideas does Burke often find confused with one another?

5. How do all emotions and passions affect the human mind?

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