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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Someone with lycanthropy has ______ eyes.

2. Someone with lycanthropy has _______ legs.

3. In divine justice, whose wrongdoings do people suffer from?

4. When are Democritus's thoughts prevalent?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does God punish humans, according to Burton's beliefs?

2. Why does Burton want to further the ideas of Democritus?

3. Are Burton's comments on diet familiar to North American readers? Why or why not?

4. What is the purpose of the humors of the body?

5. Where do Burton's ideas of the human body stem from?

6. According to Burton, is he the author of this work on melancholy? Why or why not?

7. What does Burton speculate is the origin of an unknown cause of melancholy?

8. How does someone with lycanthropy appear?

9. Does Burton have a thorough understanding of the human body?

10. In Chapter 3, do people have absolute control over what happens to them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Burton discusses how melancholy is often the affect of something gone awry. Many of his suggestions relate to simple, basic human needs. Discuss Burton's view of human needs.

Essay Topic 2

Burton spends a majority of "The Anatomy of Melancholy" discussing love. Discuss Burton's ideas on the nature of love.

Essay Topic 3

Burton explains that his predecessors in medicine and philosophy laid the foundations for his findings. Discuss how Burton develops others' work. Whose work is "The Anatomy of Melancholy"?

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