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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of water does Burton believe is better to drink?
(a) Running.
(b) Still.
(c) Sparkling.
(d) Salt.

2. According to Burton, divine justice is a(n) ______ philosophy today.
(a) Contentious.
(b) Hyped.
(c) Irrelevant.
(d) Ignored.

3. Burton is careful not to ______ too much knowledge on the reader.
(a) Impose.
(b) Contradict.
(c) Presuppose.
(d) Invent.

4. Many writers call melancholy a form of ______.
(a) Madness.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Coping.
(d) Love.

5. According to Burton, for how long have there been beliefs about angles and demons?
(a) Since he was born.
(b) It's a new development.
(c) Millennia.
(d) A couple decades.

6. What is the nature of the phlegmatic humor?
(a) It's dry.
(b) It's pink.
(c) It's warm.
(d) It's cold.

7. Burton thinks demons may be references to _______.
(a) The Devil.
(b) God.
(c) Actual people.
(d) Fantasies.

8. What does Burton believe are the first formed parts of the body?
(a) The eyes.
(b) The spermatical.
(c) The soul.
(d) The heart.

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

10. What is the life span of humanoid demons?
(a) 700-800 years.
(b) 10-15 years.
(c) 1,000-2,000 years.
(d) 85-95 years.

11. In divine justice, whose wrongdoings do people suffer from?
(a) God's.
(b) Their own.
(c) Their family's.
(d) Criminals.

12. What do some claim humanoid demons are adept at?
(a) Flattery.
(b) Deception.
(c) Conversation.
(d) Art.

13. Someone with lycanthropy has _______ legs.
(a) Long.
(b) Hairy.
(c) Pale.
(d) Scabby.

14. Burton believes some see angels and demons as ____.
(a) Evil.
(b) Imaginary.
(c) Holy.
(d) High society.

15. Where do false gods fall on Burton's spirit ranking list?
(a) They're not listed.
(b) The top.
(c) The bottom.
(d) The middle.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Burton describes "______" victims as people who suffer by no wrongdoing of their own.

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

4. Democritus provids the _____ viewpoint of melancholy.

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

(see the answer keys)

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