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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. Divine justice suggests people have ______ control over what happens to them.
(a) Absolute.
(b) No.
(c) A lot.
(d) Minimal.

2. Who is the target for Burton's book?
(a) Modern people.
(b) Democritus.
(c) His peers.
(d) Histrical figures.

3. Burton claims that, for some, melancholy is normal and becomes a _____.
(a) Blessing.
(b) Comfort.
(c) Habit.
(d) Curse.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In divine justice, whose wrongdoings do people suffer from?

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

4. What culture describes people gaining power and control through spirit possession?

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

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