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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 doing with the work of Democritus?
(a) Undermininging it.
(b) Disproving it.
(c) Glorifying it.
(d) Further developing it.

2. How does Burton categorize types of melancholy?
(a) By the cause.
(b) By people's reactions.
(c) By the symptoms.
(d) By the duration.

3. In divine justice, why do bad things happen to people?
(a) To build character.
(b) As a test.
(c) As karma.
(d) As punishment.

4. Burton explains there are natural and _______ causes for melancholy.
(a) Supernatural.
(b) Serious.
(c) Comical.
(d) Imagined.

5. The most serious forms of melancholy can be _______.
(a) Deadly.
(b) Frightening.
(c) Entertaining.
(d) Misleading.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Which answer is not Burton's objective for writing "The Anatomy of Melancholy"?

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