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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. What problem does Burke find with merely defining a term like "taste?"
(a) The process of defining the term may go on forever, and become overwhelming.
(b) Taste is only an idea, not a reality, so it cannot be defined or described.
(c) People may disagree with and contest his definition.
(d) There is a danger of confining and limiting the term to our present understanding.

2. What, according to Burke, is responsible for common deviations in natural taste?
(a) A willingness to deceive others.
(b) Custom and habit.
(c) Confusion of the mind.
(d) Humankind's natural curiosity.

3. Which idea is more effective over the other in affecting the imagination, according to Burke?
(a) Shock value, rather than predictability.
(b) Originality, rather than imitation.
(c) Obscurity, rather than clarity.
(d) Refinement, rather than coarseness.

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

5. To what effect does Burke use the example of the Turkish emperor?
(a) To demonstrate the barbarity of the Turks.
(b) To illustrate the difference between taste and knowledge.
(c) To prove the existence of innate knowledge.
(d) To question the validity of theories on sculpture.

Short Answer Questions

1. Burke opines that buildings that are great only in dimension are:

2. What problem does Burke see with the contemporary notion of "taste?"

3. How does Burke define sympathy?

4. What colors appropriately represent the sublime?

5. What, according to Burke, is the cause of wrong "taste" in a person?

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