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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. How do use and habit affect pleasure?
(a) They enhance it by care and practice.
(b) They control it and guide its force.
(c) They renew it by constant exposure.
(d) They deaden it through repetition.

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

3. What example does Burke give for a sublime sound?
(a) Running water.
(b) Childish laughter.
(c) Artillery booming.
(d) Lapping waves.

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

5. Why are certain drugs enjoyable, according to Burke?
(a) Because people can get them for a low cost.
(b) Because the users only take them for their healthy properties.
(c) Because the users have no idea of the potential harm of the drug.
(d) Because people become accustomed to their pleasurable effects.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Burke assert about sensory observation?

2. To what does Burke oppose delicacy and fragility?

3. To what effect does Burke use the example of the Turkish emperor?

4. How does Burke define "magnificence?"

5. Which passion belongs under the heading of "self-preservation?"

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