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

2. Which answer is not Burton's objective for writing "The Anatomy of Melancholy"?
(a) To disprove phychologists.
(b) To change thought.
(c) To gain fame.
(d) To entertain.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When are Democritus's thoughts prevalent?

3. The most serious forms of melancholy can be _______.

4. In divine justice, why do bad things happen to people?

5. What is Burton's second step to correcting melancholy?

(see the answer key)

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