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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What recognizable figure does Burke term a "forced analogy?"
(a) An ornate cathedral built in the Renaissance.
(b) A sketch of a man outstretched within a circle.
(c) A reproduction sculpture of a wounded gladiator.
(d) A painting of a mysterious, smiling woman.

2. Which kinds of colors does Burke argue are essential to beauty?
(a) Bold, vibrant colors.
(b) Soft, clean, fair colors.
(c) Strong, glaring colors.
(d) Dusky, opaque colors.

3. Why are certain drugs enjoyable, according to Burke?
(a) Because people can get them for a low cost.
(b) Because people become accustomed to their pleasurable effects.
(c) Because the users have no idea of the potential harm of the drug.
(d) Because the users only take them for their healthy properties.

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

5. What is John Locke's theory concerning darkness?
(a) Darkness must be feared.
(b) Darkness is not naturally terrifying.
(c) Darkness represents human sin.
(d) Darkness is necessary to our ideas of death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Burke mean by the word "Taste?"

2. To what does a "strong" expression relate?

3. What emotion has the physical effects of a reclined head, half-closed eyelids, and sighing breath, according to Burke?

4. What is NOT a property of the beautiful in music?

5. To what is deformity opposed, according to Burke?

(see the answer key)

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