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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. What is Burton's opinion of why disease is less common today?
(a) Medicine and hygiene.
(b) Better food.
(c) Less trees.
(d) Less children.

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

3. When are Democritus's thoughts prevalent?
(a) Never.
(b) Ancient times.
(c) Today.
(d) The medieval period.

4. Aside from magnitude, Burton discusses _____.
(a) Society.
(b) Treatment.
(c) Myths.
(d) History.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What makes melancholy of special interest to Democritus?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 2, Burton explains _____ is a large component of melancholy.

4. "The Anatomy of Melancholy" addresses two conditions: unhappiness and ________.

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

(see the answer key)

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