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

2. Burton describes "______" victims as people who suffer by no wrongdoing of their own.
(a) Sympathetic.
(b) Real.
(c) Pathetic.
(d) Fake.

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

4. Burton agrees with divine justice in that ____ causes suffering.
(a) Idleness.
(b) Sin.
(c) Fear.
(d) Age.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 2, Burton explains _____ is a large component of melancholy.
(a) Parenting.
(b) Biology.
(c) Weather.
(d) Ego.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Burton believes actions of idleness and excessive ______ often cause depression.

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

4. How does Burton categorize types of melancholy?

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

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