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

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

3. What symbolism does Burton use to describe fiery temperaments?
(a) Warriors.
(b) Bombs.
(c) Coals.
(d) Lions.

4. What does Burton see as the current status of angels and demons?
(a) They are subdominant.
(b) They are dominant.
(c) They are a joke.
(d) They are a cult fascination.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nature of the phlegmatic humor?

2. What does Burton believe are the first formed parts of the body?

3. Burton explains that most see the nature of demons as being _____.

4. What makes melancholy of special interest to Democritus?

5. In divine justice, whose wrongdoings do people suffer from?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. At the time of writing, what was lycanthropy used as an example of?

3. What are the two different schools of thought on demons discussed by Burton? What do these groups have in common?

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

5. To Burton, what constitutes an "external cause" of melancholy?

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

7. How does someone with lycanthropy appear?

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

9. What is the purpose of the humors of the body?

10. Based on Burton's observations, are there fewer disease epidemics because people are sinning less? Explain.

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