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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will be Burke's focus in "A Philosophical Enquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful"?
(a) The origins of our ideas of the beautiful and sublime.
(b) The beautiful and sublime as they appear in Milton's _Paradise Lost_.
(c) The full meanings and social impacts of the beautiful and sublime.
(d) The beautiful and sublime as they relate to contemporary politics.

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

3. Why is darkness shocking, according to Burke?
(a) Because the eye and the body do not expect nor appreciate it.
(b) Because the human brain cannot compensate for darkness.
(c) Because darkness is unnatural and unwelcome.
(d) Because darkness is inherently evil and the opponent of goodness.

4. What body part's workings does Burke describe in detail?
(a) The joints.
(b) The eye.
(c) The liver.
(d) The heart.

5. What is Burke's general plan of action for this book?
(a) It will focus only on human society.
(b) It will be a methodical study.
(c) It will refute all other theories of the sublime.
(d) It will posit wild, untested new ideas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why, according to Burke, is the idea of God sublime?

2. What is Burke's argument about the relation of danger to the sublime?

3. Why is imitation important, according to Burke?

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

5. What does Burke assert is necessary for the success of "A Philosophical Enquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful"?

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