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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, First Partition : Chapter 3, Melancholia Cont..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In divine justice, whose wrongdoings do people suffer from?
(a) Their own.
(b) God's.
(c) Their family's.
(d) Criminals.

2. According to Burton, divine justice is a(n) ______ philosophy today.
(a) Ignored.
(b) Irrelevant.
(c) Contentious.
(d) Hyped.

3. In Burton's opinion, what is the benefit of large-scale disasters and diseases?
(a) More faith in God.
(b) Population control.
(c) Entertainment.
(d) Community building.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Aside from magnitude, Burton discusses _____.

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

4. Burton sees destruction by natural disasters as _______.

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

(see the answer key)

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