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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The most minor form of melancholy is a tendency towards _______ and sadness.

2. Burton thinks a dietary problem is _____.

3. Burton is careful not to ______ too much knowledge on the reader.

4. What kinds of ideas does Burton believe deities personify?

5. What is Burton doing with the work of Democritus?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Burton differentiate types of melancholy?

2. What is "divine justice"?

3. According to Burton, is he the author of this work on melancholy? Why or why not?

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

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

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

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

8. How does God punish humans, according to Burton's beliefs?

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

10. In Burton's opinion, where does the melancholic humor come from? What is its character?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how love incorporates and leads to melancholy, based on the information given in "The Anatomy of Melancholy."

Essay Topic 2

Compare the thought expressed in "The Anatomy of Melancholy" to the accepted and rejected thoughts on love, illness, and melancholy today.

Essay Topic 3

As part of his discussions of religion, Burton is very concerned with right, wrong, good, and bad. Discuss Burton's extremist right and wrong attitude and what his morals and opinions are built on.

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