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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. What culture describes people gaining power and control through spirit possession?
(a) French.
(b) Arab.
(c) Native American.
(d) Indian.

2. Who does Burton see as the men most susceptible to love?
(a) Any man.
(b) Ugly men.
(c) Young men.
(d) Widowers.

3. Burton believe people who arrive with technology are seen as ____.
(a) Demons.
(b) Con artists.
(c) Gods.
(d) Ghosts.

4. How steadfast is the wanton man?
(a) He is fickle.
(b) He is neglectful.
(c) He is loyal.
(d) He is adulterous.

5. Many writers call melancholy a form of ______.
(a) Coping.
(b) Madness.
(c) Love.
(d) Anxiety.

Short Answer Questions

1. Aside from the common person, Burton's audience includes _____.

2. In Chapter 8, what inevitability does Burton observe as a cause for melancholy?

3. What kind of food does Burton believe induces melancholy?

4. Alcibiades' troubles were from his bad diet and ______.

5. Burton describes the wanton man's love as being like "a passing ______."

(see the answer key)

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