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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Burton's third step to correcting melancholy?
(a) Calling one's family.
(b) Going on vacation.
(c) Starting a new relationship.
(d) Taking steps to heal.

3. What does Burton believe are the first formed parts of the body?
(a) The heart.
(b) The soul.
(c) The eyes.
(d) The spermatical.

4. Burton explains that most see the nature of demons as being _____.
(a) Evil.
(b) Holy.
(c) Animalistic.
(d) Corporeal.

5. Burton believes people can carry on relationships with the dead through ______.
(a) Memories.
(b) Angels.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Burton believes actions of idleness and excessive ______ often cause depression.

2. What does Burton believe the effect of idleness is?

3. How does Burton begin discussing his methodology for dealing with melancholy in Chapter 2?

4. Burton identifies wild ______ as the most chronic cause of human ailments.

5. Burton explains that urine, sweat, and ______ are also important for the body.

Short Essay Questions

1. To Burton, what constitutes and "inner cause" of melancholy?

2. What does Burton recognize is the cause for some gaining the label of an angel or demon?

3. Why are stage magicians, witches, and sorcerers lower in Burton's ranking system?

4. Are Burton's comments on diet familiar to North American readers? Why or why not?

5. What is "divine justice"?

6. In Burton's opinion, what is the popular view of "victims" today?

7. Why would someone act as though they had lycanthropy?

8. What does Burton speculate is the origin of an unknown cause of melancholy?

9. According to Burton, what is the origin of angels and demons? What is their purpose?

10. Where do Burton's ideas of the human body stem from?

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