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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, The Third Partition : Chapter 14, Symptoms of Love.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the appearance of the melancholic humor?
(a) It's dark.
(b) It's warm.
(c) It's dry.
(d) It's clear.

2. What is chylus derived from?
(a) Studying.
(b) Melancholy.
(c) Eating meat.
(d) Eating vegetables.

3. What does the anecdote in Chapter 13 meant to discuss about women?
(a) Their flaws.
(b) Their ups and downs.
(c) Their secrets.
(d) Their beauty.

4. Burton says not to consult ____ for curing melancholy.
(a) Strangers.
(b) Saints.
(c) One's parents.
(d) Doctors.

5. Burton calls different races a ______.
(a) Tragedy.
(b) Illusion.
(c) Blessing.
(d) Phenomenon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Burton regards all magnitudes of melancholy as _______.

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

3. Plato warns love can _______ the one in love.

4. Divine justice suggests people have ______ control over what happens to them.

5. What kind of food does Burton believe induces melancholy?

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