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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 third step to correcting melancholy?
(a) Starting a new relationship.
(b) Taking steps to heal.
(c) Calling one's family.
(d) Going on vacation.

2. Democritus provids the _____ viewpoint of melancholy.
(a) Average.
(b) Best.
(c) Outrageous.
(d) Fictionalized.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Burton identifies wild ______ as the most chronic cause of human ailments.

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

3. What makes melancholy of special interest to Democritus?

4. The most minor form of melancholy is a tendency towards _______ and sadness.

5. What is Burton doing with the work of Democritus?

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