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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 passion does Burke identify as most effectively robing the mind of reasoning?
(a) Fear.
(b) Anger.
(c) Love.
(d) Disgust.

2. What, according to Burke, is responsible for common deviations in natural taste?
(a) Custom and habit.
(b) A willingness to deceive others.
(c) Humankind's natural curiosity.
(d) Confusion of the mind.

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

4. What does Burke want "A Philosophical Enquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful" to accomplish?
(a) The Enquiry will open minds.
(b) The Enquiry will teach people about nature.
(c) The Enquiry will be useful in schools.
(d) The Enquiry will disprove older theories.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What two main passions connect with this creative power of the mind?

2. What, according to Burke, is the first and most simple emotion of the human mind?

3. Burke asserts that vastness of dimension is as sublime as:

4. What does Burke say is the primary passion ignited by the sublime?

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

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