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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. Burton explains the causes of human ailments are _______.
(a) Innumerable.
(b) Unavoidable.
(c) Mysterious.
(d) Predictable.

2. Burton is careful not to ______ too much knowledge on the reader.
(a) Presuppose.
(b) Contradict.
(c) Invent.
(d) Impose.

3. According to Burton, divine justice is a(n) ______ philosophy today.
(a) Contentious.
(b) Hyped.
(c) Irrelevant.
(d) Ignored.

4. What is Burton's opinion of why disease is less common today?
(a) Less children.
(b) Better food.
(c) Medicine and hygiene.
(d) Less trees.

5. What is Burton doing with the work of Democritus?
(a) Further developing it.
(b) Undermininging it.
(c) Glorifying it.
(d) Disproving it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Some believe the eccentric behavior of lycanthropy is a means of ______.

2. Burton's discussions about the soul and sensitive soul are based on _______.

3. What makes melancholy of special interest to Democritus?

4. A sufferer of lycanthropy believes he is _____.

5. Burton agrees with divine justice in that ____ causes suffering.

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