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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does a "strong" expression relate?
(a) To one's soul and one's beliefs.
(b) To one's intellect and to one's education.
(c) To one's experience and one's fears.
(d) To one's passions and one's feelings.

2. According to Burke, what parts of the mind do beautiful things engage, and how?
(a) Our fears, through a sense of terror.
(b) Our defenses, through a sense of mistrust.
(c) Our dreams, through a sense of wonder.
(d) Our hearts, through a sense of loveliness.

3. How, according to Burke, can light and dark be equal?
(a) If one experiences light and dark for equal periods of time.
(b) Only when quantities balance each other.
(c) Because according to science, there is no difference between light and dark.
(d) When the overpowering nature of one creates the effect of the other.

4. What two main passions connect with this creative power of the mind?
(a) Pain and pleasure.
(b) Love and hate.
(c) Curiosity and understanding.
(d) Lust and desire.

5. What does Burke use as an example of difficulty as greatness?
(a) Roman aqueducts.
(b) The Pyramids of Egypt.
(c) The Great Wall of China.
(d) Stonehenge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of colors are unfit to produce what Burke terms "grand images?"

2. How does descriptive poetry operate, according to Burke?

3. What visual example does Burke FIRST offer in his explanation of succession and the sublime?

4. What is the effect of opiates or liquors, according to Burke?

5. According to Burke, who is most capable of beauty?

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