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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. How does Burke define "grief?"
(a) As that feeling when an object is so lost that one can never enjoy it again.
(b) As one of many types of positive pain.
(c) As the most desirable of the sensibilities because it is strong.
(d) As the natural state of relationships between all people.

2. What does Burke hope will be the result of his "A Philosophical Enquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful"?
(a) Readers will be well-versed in the scientific method.
(b) Readers will apply principles of taste and passion to the otherwise severe sciences.
(c) Readers will learn to control their passions when in specific social settings.
(d) Readers will leave the sciences behind in favor of imagination and passion.

3. What, according to Burke, is most striking to this creative power of mind?
(a) Comparing resemblances between or imitations of two distinct objects.
(b) The quality of laughter in human communication.
(c) Arguments of fairness in disagreements among social unequals.
(d) The potential value of an object.

4. 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.

5. What does Burke assert is necessary for the success of "A Philosophical Enquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful"?
(a) To make his readers agree with him.
(b) To demonstrate his expansive knowledge of the passions.
(c) To establish the principles of taste.
(d) To debunk all outmoded notions of the sublime.

Short Answer Questions

1. What example does Burke use to demonstrate that differing tastes stem from the same basic root?

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

3. Burke's general definition for "obscurity" is:

4. Why is imitation important, according to Burke?

5. How does Burke define pain and pleasure?

(see the answer key)

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