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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of people does Burton cite as causing melancholy in Chapter 8?
(a) Mothers.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Friends.
(d) Witches.

2. Through what method are religion and science able to coexist?
(a) Accepted differences.
(b) Sociological.
(c) A contract.
(d) Their supporters.

3. Burton explains that urine, sweat, and ______ are also important for the body.
(a) Tears.
(b) Muscles.
(c) Germs.
(d) Skin.

4. The most minor form of melancholy is a tendency towards _______ and sadness.
(a) Indifference.
(b) Seriousness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Sickness.

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

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

7. In Chapter 8, Burton discusses how _____ affect melancholia.
(a) Stars.
(b) Money.
(c) Weather.
(d) Silence.

8. According to Burton, thoughts on demons are built on ____.
(a) History.
(b) Speculation.
(c) Fact.
(d) Folk tales.

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

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

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

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

13. Aside from magnitude, Burton discusses _____.
(a) Myths.
(b) Society.
(c) History.
(d) Treatment.

14. In Chapter 8, what inevitability does Burton observe as a cause for melancholy?
(a) Fear.
(b) Illness.
(c) Old age.
(d) Heartbreak.

15. Burton agrees with divine justice in that ____ causes suffering.
(a) Idleness.
(b) Sin.
(c) Age.
(d) Fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the melancholic humor produced?

2. Why do some believe demons can be classified together?

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

4. In Burton's opinion, what is the benefit of large-scale disasters and diseases?

5. Where do false gods fall on Burton's spirit ranking list?

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