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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Remedies Against Discontents.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of speech does Burton believe is most helpful to cure melancholy?
(a) Harsh.
(b) Humorous.
(c) Incoherent.
(d) Careful.

2. Burton thinks demons may be references to _______.
(a) The Devil.
(b) Fantasies.
(c) God.
(d) Actual people.

3. What organ does chylus emerge from?
(a) The heart.
(b) The liver.
(c) The lung.
(d) The kidney.

4. What is the appearance of the melancholic humor?
(a) It's warm.
(b) It's dark.
(c) It's clear.
(d) It's dry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When are Democritus's thoughts prevalent?

2. Burton's views of airy and fiery spirits are related to ______.

3. The most serious forms of melancholy can be _______.

4. Burton sees people with fiery temperaments as very ______.

5. Burton believes different races developed as a result of adapting to ______.

(see the answer key)

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