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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. Burton sees destruction by natural disasters as _______.
(a) Minor.
(b) Permanent.
(c) Temporary.
(d) Unimportant.
2. How does Burton regard those who claim they have melancholy?
(a) They should be shunned.
(b) They're pretending.
(c) They aren't faking.
(d) There is something else wrong.
3. What does Burton believe is a subtle substance produced by the body?
(a) An aura.
(b) The spirit.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Warmth.
4. Burton explains there are natural and _______ causes for melancholy.
(a) Supernatural.
(b) Serious.
(c) Comical.
(d) Imagined.
5. What is the nature of the choler humor?
(a) It's rare.
(b) It's moist.
(c) It's yellow.
(d) It's warm.
Short Answer Questions
1. Some believe the eccentric behavior of lycanthropy is a means of ______.
2. Burton believes people can carry on relationships with the dead through ______.
3. Many writers call melancholy a form of ______.
4. One school of thought on demons believes they are diverse and shouldn't be ____.
5. What symbolism does Burton use to describe fiery temperaments?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Burton recognize is the cause for some gaining the label of an angel or demon?
2. What specifically about "melancholy" does Burton wish to discuss?
3. What are the two different schools of thought on demons discussed by Burton? What do these groups have in common?
4. Why would someone act as though they had lycanthropy?
5. What are Burton's ideas about symptoms and cures of illnesses? Are these ideas accepted today?
6. To Burton, what constitutes and "inner cause" of melancholy?
7. Why are stage magicians, witches, and sorcerers lower in Burton's ranking system?
8. What does Burton speculate is the origin of an unknown cause of melancholy?
9. How does Burton view his inferiority or superiority to Democritus?
10. According to Burton, is he the author of this work on melancholy? Why or why not?
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