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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, The Third Partition : Chapter 13, Aritficial Allurements.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alexander recommend as a cure for melancholy?
(a) Eating.
(b) Traveling.
(c) Singing.
(d) Bathing.

2. Which answer is not Burton's objective for writing "The Anatomy of Melancholy"?
(a) To gain fame.
(b) To disprove phychologists.
(c) To change thought.
(d) To entertain.

3. Burton explains love is a type of ______.
(a) Melancholy.
(b) Curse.
(c) Game.
(d) Drug.

4. How many ranks does Burton have for evil spirits?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Nine.
(d) Twenty.

5. What kind of people does Burton cite as causing melancholy in Chapter 8?
(a) Politicians.
(b) Friends.
(c) Witches.
(d) Mothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Many believe that lycanthropy is a form of _______.

2. What does Burton see as the current status of angels and demons?

3. Where do false gods fall on Burton's spirit ranking list?

4. Burton explains the causes of human ailments are _______.

5. Why do some believe demons can be classified together?

(see the answer key)

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