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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 headaches, Burton believes his melancholy condition might be ______ related.
(a) Health.
(b) Spiritually.
(c) Biologically.
(d) Mentally.

2. Burton describes "______" victims as people who suffer by no wrongdoing of their own.
(a) Pathetic.
(b) Fake.
(c) Real.
(d) Sympathetic.

3. Some believe the eccentric behavior of lycanthropy is a means of ______.
(a) Joking.
(b) Communicating.
(c) Criticism.
(d) Coping.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Burton, divine justice is a(n) ______ philosophy today.

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

3. Democritus provids the _____ viewpoint of melancholy.

4. How does Burton begin discussing his methodology for dealing with melancholy in Chapter 2?

5. What is chylus derived from?

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