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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The First Partition : Chapter 4, More on Melancholy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Burton explains the causes of human ailments are _______.
(a) Unavoidable.
(b) Predictable.
(c) Mysterious.
(d) Innumerable.

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

3. Burton identifies wild ______ as the most chronic cause of human ailments.
(a) Weather.
(b) Behavior.
(c) Children.
(d) Disease.

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

5. What is Burton's second step to correcting melancholy?
(a) Suing someone.
(b) Getting more sleep.
(c) Finding out the cause.
(d) Renovating one's life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Burton claims that, for some, melancholy is normal and becomes a _____.

2. Aside from magnitude, Burton discusses _____.

3. What makes melancholy of special interest to Democritus?

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

5. Aside from the common person, Burton's audience includes _____.

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