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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 offers a recipe cure of fasting and boiled _____.
(a) Water.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Ram.

2. Who does Burton see as the men most susceptible to love?
(a) Any man.
(b) Young men.
(c) Widowers.
(d) Ugly men.

3. Burton calls different races a ______.
(a) Illusion.
(b) Blessing.
(c) Phenomenon.
(d) Tragedy.

4. Burton writes, "...doth Cupids fire provoke tears from a _____ lover's eyes."
(a) Desperate.
(b) True.
(c) New.
(d) False.

5. Burton believes love does best between what kinds of people?
(a) People of different races.
(b) People of the same culture.
(c) People of the same political party.
(d) People of the same age.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Christianity, evil brings froth _____.

2. According to Burton, the cure for melancholy depends on ____.

3. What does Burton believe will happen if two people are placed together for long enough?

4. What was Alcibiades' biggest attribute?

5. Why does Burton believe he has limited knowledge on the subject of attraction?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Burton see love and hate as being similar?

2. Does Burton believe love is avoidable? What are his suggestions?

3. What is the purpose of the diagram at the beginning of Chapter 9?

4. According to Burton, what are the most severe symptoms of love?

5. To Burton, is love curable?

6. Why did Alcibiades frequently get into trouble?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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