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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. Burton regards all magnitudes of melancholy as _______.
(a) Overrated.
(b) Supernatural.
(c) Debilitating.
(d) Uncommon.

2. In Burton's opinion, what is the negative side of large-scale diseases and disasters?
(a) It's tragic.
(b) It's inevitable.
(c) It's expensive.
(d) It's dramatic.

3. "The Anatomy of Melancholy" addresses two conditions: unhappiness and ________.
(a) Passiveness.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Clinical depression.

4. Burton sees destruction by natural disasters as _______.
(a) Permanent.
(b) Minor.
(c) Temporary.
(d) Unimportant.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the target for Burton's book?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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