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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. Why do some believe demons can be classified together?
(a) Because they believe everything is atoms.
(b) Because they are variations on the same thing.
(c) Because demons will be angry.
(d) Because they're unimportant.

2. What is chylus derived from?
(a) Studying.
(b) Eating vegetables.
(c) Melancholy.
(d) Eating meat.

3. Someone with lycanthropy has ______ eyes.
(a) Bright.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Hollow.

4. What does Burton credit as the cause of inexplicable melancholy?
(a) Love.
(b) Genetics.
(c) God.
(d) Fear.

5. Some believe the eccentric behavior of lycanthropy is a means of ______.
(a) Criticism.
(b) Communicating.
(c) Joking.
(d) Coping.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Divine justice suggests people have ______ control over what happens to them.

3. According to Burton, who won't entertain conversations about angles or demons?

4. Which answer is not Burton's objective for writing "The Anatomy of Melancholy"?

5. What is the appearance of the melancholic humor?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Burton have a thorough understanding of the human body?

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

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

4. What is "divine justice"?

5. Why does Burton discuss the medical background of melancholy in Chapter 4?

6. What specifically about "melancholy" does Burton wish to discuss?

7. In Chapter 3, do people have absolute control over what happens to them?

8. How does Burton view his inferiority or superiority to Democritus?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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