View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Burton observe is the affect of monks and nuns being kept so close together?
(a) Intimacy is inevitable.
(b) They begin to hate eachother.
(c) They become friends.
(d) They love God more.

2. Burton believes that rectification of _____ is a cure for melancholy.
(a) Land.
(b) Air.
(c) Flaws.
(d) Evil.

3. Physician Alexander Benedictus suggests ______ remedies for love.
(a) Athletic.
(b) Herbal.
(c) Drug.
(d) No.

4. Burton explains that love can be full of over-optimism and ______.
(a) Sarcasm.
(b) Fear.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Indifference.

5. Burton suggests cures must be applied _____ or they will have no effect.
(a) Sporadically.
(b) Properly.
(c) Regularly.
(d) Rarely.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Christianity, evil brings froth _____.

2. Burton says not to consult ____ for curing melancholy.

3. At the end of Chapter 15, Burton discusses his doubt that love is ______.

4. In Burton's anecdote in Chapter 13, where is the unsuspecting man lead?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Burton, how can the Goddess of Virginity be corrupted?

2. Does Burton believe men are always faithful to the women they love?

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

4. Does Burton regard beauty as positive or negative in terms of love? Explain.

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

6. Are Burton's ways of curing melancholy fairly black and white? What are his cures dependent on?

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

8. How does Burton feel about the physical variations in humans? How does he approach these variations?

9. Does Burton regard love as a positive or negative thing? Explain.

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 625 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample