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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Burton believes that irregular pairs in love are _______.
(a) Fake.
(b) Common.
(c) Immoral.
(d) Difficult.

2. Alcibiades' troubles were from his bad diet and ______.
(a) Stupidity.
(b) Idleness.
(c) Good looks.
(d) Bad attitude.

3. Burton uses the symbolism of ______ to describe love.
(a) Rain.
(b) Fire.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Fish.

4. What cures does Burton recommend to his readers?
(a) Holistic methods.
(b) Legal cures.
(c) Illegal cures.
(d) Medical cures.

5. In Burton's anecdote in Chapter 13, where is the unsuspecting man lead?
(a) A whorehouse.
(b) Jail.
(c) To a bar.
(d) To his new wife.

6. Who does Burton see as the men most susceptible to love?
(a) Ugly men.
(b) Young men.
(c) Any man.
(d) Widowers.

7. Aside from variation in skin color, Burton discusses how ______contributes to variation.
(a) Language.
(b) Food.
(c) Family.
(d) Air.

8. According to Burton, the cure for melancholy depends on ____.
(a) The gender.
(b) The duration.
(c) The severity.
(d) The cause.

9. Burton explains women sometimes compromise themselves because of _______ or force.
(a) Stupidity.
(b) Love.
(c) Persuasion.
(d) Inevitability.

10. Why would herbal remedies be a good cure?
(a) They're timeless.
(b) They smell good.
(c) They're healthier.
(d) They're made by God.

11. Why did Jupiter take on many guises?
(a) To trick people.
(b) To hide.
(c) To find love.
(d) To entertain himself.

12. Burton says not to consult ____ for curing melancholy.
(a) One's parents.
(b) Doctors.
(c) Saints.
(d) Strangers.

13. The wanton man's love life is not one of love but of _______.
(a) Friendship.
(b) Desire.
(c) Hate.
(d) Control.

14. Burton uses Antony and Cleopatra as an example of the _______ of passion.
(a) Falsehoods.
(b) Calamities.
(c) Temperancence.
(d) Power.

15. Burton believes that relationships based in lust will soon turn to ______.
(a) Love.
(b) Adultery.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Disdain.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Christianity, evil brings froth _____.

2. Burton believes the allure of beauty is furthered with intentional behaviors and _____.

3. Burton gives examples of women following their husbands to war. Why did women do this?

4. Burton discusses that exercising the ______ is a cure for melancholy.

5. Who does the wanton man always fall in love with?

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