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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of colors are unfit to produce what Burke terms "grand images?"
(a) Cheerful colors.
(b) Bold colors.
(c) Jewel tones.
(d) Earth tones.

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

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

4. What term does Burke use to reflect uncertainty relative to the sublime?
(a) "Steady."
(b) "Intermitting."
(c) "Random."
(d) "Harsh."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Burke term the "creative power" of the mind?

2. How does Burke define solitude?

3. What general quality does Burke assert about "taste?"

4. Burke believes that "taste" arises from:

5. Which idea is more effective over the other in affecting the imagination, according to Burke?

(see the answer key)

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