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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. Why are the cries of animals sublime, according to Burke?
(a) Because they reassure listeners of their own reasoning capacities.
(b) Because they instill a feeling of sympathy in listeners.
(c) Because they convey great ideas of pain and danger.
(d) Because they remind people of their humanity.

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

3. How does Burke define "strength?"
(a) As "natural power."
(b) As "careful concentration."
(c) As "wild freedom."
(d) As "earned glory."

4. Burke believes that "taste" arises from:
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Nature.
(c) Passion.
(d) Reflection.

5. How does Burke define solitude?
(a) As a pleasurable enjoyment.
(b) As a positive pain.
(c) As a necessary evil.
(d) As a welcome release.

Short Answer Questions

1. What smells or tastes are, according to Burke, the only smells or tastes capable of producing grand sensations?

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

3. What attracts people to one another, argues Burke?

4. What natural powers in man does Burke say relate to external objects?

5. In which instance are feelings productive of the sublime?

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