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

2. To which human faculty does "taste" belong?
(a) To the imagination.
(b) To the will.
(c) To the passions.
(d) To the soul.

3. 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 he opines are among the ugliest animal species.
(d) Objects or ideas that he argues are morally repugnant.

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

5. 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 directly challenge the criticism of the first edition.
(c) He wishes to change and contradict his own views.
(d) He wishes to expand and further illustrate his theories.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which passion belongs under the heading of "self-preservation?"

3. According to Burke, why is procreation pleasurable?

4. To which other passions is the idea of power closely related, according to Burke?

5. What does Burke use as a common, but bad, example of infinity?

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