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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kinds of sounds does Burke say can be sublime?
(a) Soft, murmuring sounds.
(b) Melodious sounds.
(c) Excessively loud sounds.
(d) Bright, quick sounds.

2. What type of poetry operates by imitation?
(a) Lyric poetry.
(b) Elegiac poetry.
(c) Epic poetry.
(d) Dramatic poetry.

3. What causes hearing in humans, according to Burke?
(a) Pulsations caused by physical movement.
(b) Vibrations in the ear.
(c) Alterations in the ether.
(d) Waves floating through the air.

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

5. Which passion belongs under the heading of "self-preservation?"
(a) Desire.
(b) Pain.
(c) Anger.
(d) Sadness.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why, as Burke argues, are humans "more inclined to belief than to incredulity?"

3. Burke contrasts smoothness to __________ in his discussion of beauty.

4. Why, according to Burke, do we delight in the tragedies of others?

5. How does Burke separate natural and artificial objects?

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