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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 divine justice, why do bad things happen to people?
(a) As a test.
(b) As karma.
(c) As punishment.
(d) To build character.

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

3. What does Burton believe are the first formed parts of the body?
(a) The eyes.
(b) The soul.
(c) The heart.
(d) The spermatical.

4. What is the connection of Democritus and Democritus Junior?
(a) Their thoughts on melancholy.
(b) They are the same person.
(c) They are father and son.
(d) They are brothers.

5. What is Burton's second step to correcting melancholy?
(a) Renovating one's life.
(b) Suing someone.
(c) Getting more sleep.
(d) Finding out the cause.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nature of the choler humor?

2. If one experiences headaches, Burton believes his melancholy condition might be ______ related.

3. In Burton's opinion, what is the negative side of large-scale diseases and disasters?

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

5. Burton explains there are natural and _______ causes for melancholy.

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