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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV, Sections I - VII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Burke contrasts smoothness to __________ in his discussion of beauty.
(a) Opacity.
(b) Stickiness.
(c) Softness.
(d) Roughness.

2. What example does Burke use to illustrate his idea of gradual variation?
(a) The neckline of a beautiful woman.
(b) A boldly colored flower.
(c) The hazy shapes of a mountain range.
(d) The tones of a dimly-lit room.

3. How does Burke define "magnificence?"
(a) As that which requires magnification due to its miniscule size.
(b) As the power and might of a strong warrior or noble king.
(c) As a great profusion of things that are splendid or valuable in and of themselves.
(d) As all that delights the eye by shimmering and glittering.

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

5. What, according to Burke, affects the passions and most incites admiration?
(a) That which can be explained in lay terms.
(b) That with which we are closely acquainted.
(c) That which is human made and manufactured.
(d) That which we know little or nothing about.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is one of the general privations Burke lists?

2. What examples does Burke use to prove that human proportionality does not necessarily equal human beauty?

3. Which of the following passions show the same effects as pain?

4. Who was Campanella, and for what was he famous?

5. What passion does Burke identify as most effectively robing the mind of reasoning?

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