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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When are Democritus's thoughts prevalent?
(a) Never.
(b) Today.
(c) The medieval period.
(d) Ancient times.
2. In Chapter 8, what inevitability does Burton observe as a cause for melancholy?
(a) Fear.
(b) Heartbreak.
(c) Old age.
(d) Illness.
3. Someone with lycanthropy has _______ legs.
(a) Pale.
(b) Long.
(c) Hairy.
(d) Scabby.
4. Who are humanoid demons superior to?
(a) Humans.
(b) Regular demons.
(c) Children.
(d) Priests.
5. Many believe that lycanthropy is a form of _______.
(a) Entertainment.
(b) Spirituality.
(c) Delusion.
(d) Fear.
6. Burton explains there are natural and _______ causes for melancholy.
(a) Serious.
(b) Imagined.
(c) Supernatural.
(d) Comical.
7. What is Burton doing with the work of Democritus?
(a) Disproving it.
(b) Undermininging it.
(c) Glorifying it.
(d) Further developing it.
8. What do some claim humanoid demons are adept at?
(a) Conversation.
(b) Deception.
(c) Art.
(d) Flattery.
9. Burton believes devils are to plagues as airborne particles are to _______.
(a) Disease.
(b) Darkness.
(c) Rain.
(d) Pollution.
10. Burton explains the causes of human ailments are _______.
(a) Unavoidable.
(b) Mysterious.
(c) Innumerable.
(d) Predictable.
11. What kind of people does Burton cite as causing melancholy in Chapter 8?
(a) Witches.
(b) Mothers.
(c) Friends.
(d) Politicians.
12. At the beginning of Chapter 2, Burton explains _____ is a large component of melancholy.
(a) Parenting.
(b) Ego.
(c) Biology.
(d) Weather.
13. What is Burton's opinion of why disease is less common today?
(a) Less trees.
(b) Less children.
(c) Better food.
(d) Medicine and hygiene.
14. Democritus provids the _____ viewpoint of melancholy.
(a) Fictionalized.
(b) Outrageous.
(c) Best.
(d) Average.
15. Many writers call melancholy a form of ______.
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Madness.
(c) Love.
(d) Coping.
Short Answer Questions
1. Some believe the eccentric behavior of lycanthropy is a means of ______.
2. The most serious forms of melancholy can be _______.
3. In divine justice, whose wrongdoings do people suffer from?
4. What is Burton's second step to correcting melancholy?
5. What is the nature of the choler humor?
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