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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Burton agrees with divine justice in that ____ causes suffering.

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

(see the answer key)

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