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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Causes of Love Melancholy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Burton see as the men most susceptible to love?
(a) Ugly men.
(b) Young men.
(c) Any man.
(d) Widowers.

2. What behavioral issue does Burton accredit melancholy to?
(a) Sloth.
(b) Poor hygiene.
(c) Selfishness.
(d) Excess.

3. Burton believe people who arrive with technology are seen as ____.
(a) Demons.
(b) Gods.
(c) Ghosts.
(d) Con artists.

4. Many believe that lycanthropy is a form of _______.
(a) Entertainment.
(b) Delusion.
(c) Spirituality.
(d) Fear.

5. Many writers call melancholy a form of ______.
(a) Love.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Coping.
(d) Madness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Alcibiades' biggest flaw?

2. At any given time, who does the wanton man love most?

3. Burton discusses Alcibiades, a _______ of Plato.

4. Alcibiades' troubles were from his bad diet and ______.

5. In Chapter 12, Burton focuses on how _______ causes love melancholy.

(see the answer key)

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