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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Remedies Against Discontents.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In Burton's opinion, what is the negative side of large-scale diseases and disasters?
(a) It's expensive.
(b) It's inevitable.
(c) It's tragic.
(d) It's dramatic.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are lycanthrops during the day?

2. Burton offers a recipe cure of fasting and boiled _____.

3. Democritus provids the _____ viewpoint of melancholy.

4. Burton believes that irregular pairs in love are _______.

5. What is the life span of humanoid demons?

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