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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 set of animals does Burke use as examples of power and the sublime?
(a) Elephants, buffalo, and giraffes.
(b) Dogs, cats, and mice.
(c) Oxen, bulls, and horses.
(d) Birds, fish, and reptiles.

2. To which other passions is the idea of power closely related, according to Burke?
(a) Joy and delight.
(b) Curiosity and novelty.
(c) Fear and terror.
(d) Love and desire.

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

4. What is the same in all humans, according to Burke?
(a) The standards of reason and taste.
(b) The capacity for feeling.
(c) The general intelligence quotient.
(d) The curiosity and wonder for nature.

5. What is Burke's argument that infinity exists in pleasing objects?
(a) Pleasantness is a feeling that goes on forever within our minds.
(b) The only truly pleasing object is the night sky, which is truly infinite.
(c) Humans are pleased by the unlimited potential of these objects.
(d) Infinity itself is a pleasant concept, so an infinite object must be pleasant.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do sublime buildings look, according to Burke?

2. Why are certain drugs enjoyable, according to Burke?

3. What colors appropriately represent the sublime?

4. How does Burke define "magnificence?"

5. What does Burke note about youth, as related to taste?

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