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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Causes of Melancholy - the Demonaic causes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "The Anatomy of Melancholy" addresses two conditions: unhappiness and ________.
(a) Sadness.
(b) Anger.
(c) Passiveness.
(d) Clinical depression.

2. Where is the melancholic humor produced?
(a) The lung.
(b) The stomach.
(c) The kidney.
(d) The spleen.

3. One school of thought on demons believes they are diverse and shouldn't be ____.
(a) Lumped together.
(b) Joked about.
(c) Hyped up.
(d) Underestimated.

4. How does Burton believe humanoid demons appear?
(a) Like aliens.
(b) Like beautiful children.
(c) Like demons.
(d) Like normal humans.

5. Someone with lycanthropy has ______ eyes.
(a) Hollow.
(b) Bright.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. From Burton's view, _____, madness, and melancholy are distinct.

2. In Burton's opinion, what is the benefit of large-scale disasters and diseases?

3. Burton claims that, for some, melancholy is normal and becomes a _____.

4. What kinds of ideas does Burton believe deities personify?

5. Burton believes devils are to plagues as airborne particles are to _______.

(see the answer key)

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