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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. How can one prevent love, according to Burton?
(a) Move away.
(b) Marry someone else.
(c) Avoid the woman.
(d) You can't.

2. Alcibiades' love life was ____.
(a) Loyal.
(b) Promiscuous.
(c) Traditional.
(d) Non-existent.

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

4. What does Burton see love and hate having in common?
(a) They're misunderstood.
(b) They're unnecessary.
(c) They're powerful.
(d) They're uncommon.

5. Burton warns that ______ can be used to entice love.
(a) Flattery.
(b) Force.
(c) Witchcraft.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alcibiades' troubles were from his bad diet and ______.

2. Burton describes the wanton man's love as being like "a passing ______."

3. According to Christianity, evil brings froth _____.

4. Burton suggests ____ as a distraction and cure for melancholy.

5. Burton writes, "...doth Cupids fire provoke tears from a _____ lover's eyes."

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Burton, can speech cure melancholy? Why or why not?

2. To Burton, is love curable?

3. According to Burton, between which types of people can love emerge?

4. Why does Burton advise rituals as a means for curing melancholy?

5. Is religion a potential cause for melancholy? How does Burton make the connection?

6. What are the three basic types of love Burton expresses?

7. In Chapter 14, how highly does Burton regard love?

8. What are legal ways to cure melancholy? Why doe Burton consider them legal?

9. In Burton's opinion, how far will people go for love?

10. Why does Burton believe idleness causes melancholy via love?

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