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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Sections IX - XXVII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is one of the general privations Burke lists?
(a) Hunger.
(b) Insanity.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Darkness.

2. Why is suddenness sublime, according to Burke?
(a) Because that which is sudden is very interesting.
(b) Because easy transitions are pleasant.
(c) Because the mind is suddenly put on its guard.
(d) Because the body's reaction is unpredictable.

3. How does Burke separate natural and artificial objects?
(a) By categorizing properties of nature and artifice in a long treatise.
(b) By asserting that the natural always prevails over the artificial.
(c) By separating the effects which they have on a person.
(d) By claiming to distinguish nature and artifice as it pertains to humans.

4. What colors appropriately represent the sublime?
(a) Blues and greens.
(b) Blacks and browns.
(c) Reds and oranges.
(d) Yellows and creams.

5. To what does Burke oppose delicacy and fragility?
(a) Whining and crying.
(b) Robustness and strength.
(c) Courage and honor.
(d) Dignity and fortitude.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what is deformity opposed, according to Burke?

2. What set of animals does Burke use as examples of power and the sublime?

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

4. What, according to Burke, is most striking to this creative power of mind?

5. How should the eye move, in order to qualify as beautiful, according to Burke?

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