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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The First Partition : Chapter 5, Digression of Anatomy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the target for Burton's book?
(a) Democritus.
(b) His peers.
(c) Histrical figures.
(d) Modern people.

2. What does Burton believe is a subtle substance produced by the body?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Warmth.
(c) The spirit.
(d) An aura.

3. Burton explains there are natural and _______ causes for melancholy.
(a) Comical.
(b) Supernatural.
(c) Serious.
(d) Imagined.

4. How does Burton categorize types of melancholy?
(a) By the symptoms.
(b) By the cause.
(c) By people's reactions.
(d) By the duration.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 2, Burton explains _____ is a large component of melancholy.

2. What makes melancholy of special interest to Democritus?

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

4. What is Burton's first step to correcting melancholy?

5. Burton regards all magnitudes of melancholy as _______.

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