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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At any given time, who does the wanton man love most?
(a) His fantasy woman.
(b) His mother.
(c) His wife.
(d) Whoever is closest to him.

2. Burton believes one deep in love will often become ______.
(a) Crazy.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Adulterous.
(d) Lustful.

3. Burton suggests ____ as a distraction and cure for melancholy.
(a) A new challenge.
(b) A new town.
(c) A new hobby.
(d) A new relationship.

4. Burton gives examples of women following their husbands to war. Why did women do this?
(a) To prove themselves.
(b) To be entertained.
(c) So they wouldn't be apart.
(d) To keep an eye on them.

5. Why does Burton think nuns don't sleep in their own beds?
(a) Because their beds are uncomfortable.
(b) Because they're afraid of the friars.
(c) Because they're with their boyfriends.
(d) Because it's cold.

6. According to Burton, which women are the most deceitful?
(a) Children.
(b) Old women.
(c) Bawds.
(d) Married women.

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

8. Physician Alexander Benedictus suggests ______ remedies for love.
(a) No.
(b) Drug.
(c) Athletic.
(d) Herbal.

9. Burton thinks comedy is ______.
(a) Therapeutic.
(b) Brilliant.
(c) Boring.
(d) Irrelevant.

10. Love will lead to melancholy if there is ____.
(a) Food.
(b) Excess.
(c) Time.
(d) God.

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

12. Burton explains love and lust do are not always ______.
(a) Good.
(b) Apparent.
(c) Discernable.
(d) Separate.

13. Burton believes the allure of beauty is furthered with intentional behaviors and _____.
(a) Attire.
(b) Family.
(c) Speech.
(d) Witchcraft.

14. Burton discusses that the most unfortunate trials of two deeply in love are _____.
(a) Family.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Disagreements.
(d) Money.

15. Burton believes that rectification of _____ is a cure for melancholy.
(a) Evil.
(b) Air.
(c) Flaws.
(d) Land.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Alcibiades' biggest flaw?

2. What does the anecdote in Chapter 13 meant to discuss about women?

3. According to Burton, what is one who loves worthy of?

4. Burton believes that distance from _______ causes change in skin color.

5. Aside from variation in skin color, Burton discusses how ______contributes to variation.

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