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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Causes of Love Melancholy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Burton sees people with fiery temperaments as very ______.
(a) Emotional.
(b) Disturbed.
(c) Happy.
(d) Dangerous.

2. What kind of food does Burton believe induces melancholy?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Meat and dairy.
(c) Sugar and Salt.
(d) Vegetables.

3. What behavioral issue does Burton accredit melancholy to?
(a) Poor hygiene.
(b) Sloth.
(c) Excess.
(d) Selfishness.

4. What does Burton believe the effect of idleness is?
(a) Memory loss.
(b) Melancholy.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Love.

5. In Chapter 8, what inevitability does Burton observe as a cause for melancholy?
(a) Fear.
(b) Illness.
(c) Heartbreak.
(d) Old age.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Alcibiades' biggest flaw?

2. What kind of water does Burton believe is better to drink?

3. In Chapter 12, Burton focuses on how _______ causes love melancholy.

4. In Chapter 8, Burton discusses how _____ affect melancholia.

5. Many writers call melancholy a form of ______.

(see the answer key)

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