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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Causes of Melancholy - the Demonaic causes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Burton believe happens to symptoms if an illness is cured?
(a) The get worse.
(b) They remain.
(c) They go away.
(d) They change.

2. What makes melancholy of special interest to Democritus?
(a) He has a melancholic temperament himself.
(b) He wants to help people.
(c) It is an undiscussed subject.
(d) He loves the sound of the word.

3. What is Burton's third step to correcting melancholy?
(a) Calling one's family.
(b) Taking steps to heal.
(c) Starting a new relationship.
(d) Going on vacation.

4. From Burton's view, _____, madness, and melancholy are distinct.
(a) Happiness.
(b) Disease.
(c) Frenzy.
(d) Love.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are humanoid demons superior to?

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

3. One school of thought on demons believes they are diverse and shouldn't be ____.

4. Burton explains that urine, sweat, and ______ are also important for the body.

5. Many believe that lycanthropy is a form of _______.

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