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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. In Burton's opinion, what is the negative side of large-scale diseases and disasters?
(a) It's dramatic.
(b) It's expensive.
(c) It's tragic.
(d) It's inevitable.

2. Burton believes actions of idleness and excessive ______ often cause depression.
(a) Socializing.
(b) Crying.
(c) Study.
(d) Shopping.

3. Burton agrees with divine justice in that ____ causes suffering.
(a) Sin.
(b) Age.
(c) Idleness.
(d) Fear.

4. Aside from the common person, Burton's audience includes _____.
(a) Physicians.
(b) Children.
(c) People with melancholy.
(d) Future generations.

5. What makes melancholy of special interest to Democritus?
(a) It is an undiscussed subject.
(b) He loves the sound of the word.
(c) He wants to help people.
(d) He has a melancholic temperament himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Burton's third step to correcting melancholy?

2. Burton is careful not to ______ too much knowledge on the reader.

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

4. Someone with lycanthropy has ______ eyes.

5. Who is the target for Burton's book?

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