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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Burton's first step to correcting melancholy?
(a) Finding new friends.
(b) Recognizing its existence.
(c) Taking medication.
(d) Hours of meditation.

2. What is Burton doing with the work of Democritus?
(a) Further developing it.
(b) Disproving it.
(c) Undermininging it.
(d) Glorifying it.

3. From Burton's view, _____, madness, and melancholy are distinct.
(a) Happiness.
(b) Disease.
(c) Frenzy.
(d) Love.

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

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

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

7. Where are lycanthrops during the day?
(a) At work.
(b) In trees.
(c) Together.
(d) Hiding.

8. How does chylus aid the body?
(a) It keeps it hydrated.
(b) It keeps it young.
(c) It keeps it lubricated.
(d) It keeps it strong.

9. Burton believes actions of idleness and excessive ______ often cause depression.
(a) Shopping.
(b) Study.
(c) Crying.
(d) Socializing.

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

11. One school of thought on demons believes they are diverse and shouldn't be ____.
(a) Underestimated.
(b) Joked about.
(c) Lumped together.
(d) Hyped up.

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

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

14. What does Burton believe is the only way the Devil can punish humans?
(a) If they are being tested.
(b) With God's permission.
(c) If they've done something wrong.
(d) If they are loyal to him.

15. According to Burton, who won't entertain conversations about angles or demons?
(a) Priests.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Children.
(d) Scientists.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do people with lycanthropy spend their time?

2. How does Burton believe humanoid demons appear?

3. What does Burton credit as the cause of inexplicable melancholy?

4. Where is the melancholic humor produced?

5. How many ranks does Burton have for evil spirits?

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