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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The First Partition : Chapter 5, Digression of Anatomy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Burton's opinion, what is the negative side of large-scale diseases and disasters?
(a) It's expensive.
(b) It's dramatic.
(c) It's inevitable.
(d) It's tragic.

2. What is Burton's third step to correcting melancholy?
(a) Calling one's family.
(b) Taking steps to heal.
(c) Starting a new relationship.
(d) Going on vacation.

3. What culture describes people gaining power and control through spirit possession?
(a) Native American.
(b) French.
(c) Arab.
(d) Indian.

4. Burton thinks a dietary problem is _____.
(a) A pre-exising cause for melancholy.
(b) A social cause for melancholy.
(c) An internal cause for melancholy.
(d) A mental cause for melancholy.

5. Burton is careful not to ______ too much knowledge on the reader.
(a) Contradict.
(b) Impose.
(c) Presuppose.
(d) Invent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the melancholic humor produced?

2. What is the nature of the choler humor?

3. What is the connection of Democritus and Democritus Junior?

4. "The Anatomy of Melancholy" addresses two conditions: unhappiness and ________.

5. Where are lycanthrops during the day?

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