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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If one experiences headaches, Burton believes his melancholy condition might be ______ related.
(a) Biologically.
(b) Mentally.
(c) Spiritually.
(d) Health.

2. What kind of food does Burton believe induces melancholy?
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Sugar and Salt.
(c) Meat and dairy.
(d) Potatoes.

3. How does Burton believe humanoid demons appear?
(a) Like beautiful children.
(b) Like demons.
(c) Like aliens.
(d) Like normal humans.

4. Where is the melancholic humor produced?
(a) The kidney.
(b) The stomach.
(c) The lung.
(d) The spleen.

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

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

7. Where do people with lycanthropy spend their time?
(a) In hospitals.
(b) In bed.
(c) In caves.
(d) In graveyards.

8. What is the connection of Democritus and Democritus Junior?
(a) They are the same person.
(b) Their thoughts on melancholy.
(c) They are brothers.
(d) They are father and son.

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

10. What does Burton credit as the cause of inexplicable melancholy?
(a) Love.
(b) God.
(c) Fear.
(d) Genetics.

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

12. What does Burton believe is a subtle substance produced by the body?
(a) An aura.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Warmth.
(d) The spirit.

13. Which answer is not Burton's objective for writing "The Anatomy of Melancholy"?
(a) To entertain.
(b) To disprove phychologists.
(c) To change thought.
(d) To gain fame.

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

15. In divine justice, why do bad things happen to people?
(a) As a test.
(b) As karma.
(c) As punishment.
(d) To build character.

Short Answer Questions

1. Burton explains the causes of human ailments are _______.

2. According to Burton, for how long have there been beliefs about angles and demons?

3. In Chapter 8, Burton discusses how _____ affect melancholia.

4. The most minor form of melancholy is a tendency towards _______ and sadness.

5. Burton's views of airy and fiery spirits are related to ______.

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