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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. If one experiences despondency, Burton believes his condition might be ______ related.
(a) Society.
(b) Family.
(c) Health.
(d) Spiritually.

2. Someone with lycanthropy has ______ eyes.
(a) Black.
(b) Bright.
(c) Hollow.
(d) Red.

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

4. How does Burton regard those who claim they have melancholy?
(a) There is something else wrong.
(b) They're pretending.
(c) They should be shunned.
(d) They aren't faking.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is chylus derived from?

2. What is the connection of Democritus and Democritus Junior?

3. How does Burton categorize types of melancholy?

4. Burton believes actions of idleness and excessive ______ often cause depression.

5. Where is the melancholic humor produced?

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