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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. At any given time, who does the wanton man love most?

2. Who does Burton see as the men most susceptible to love?

3. How does Burton express cures for melancholy at the beginning of Chapter 9?

4. Burton warns that ______ can be used to entice love.

5. Burton believes that distance from _______ causes change in skin color.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Alcibiades frequently get into trouble?

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

4. To Burton, is love curable?

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

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

7. According to Burton, do all symptoms of love appear positive? Can love be mistaken for something else?

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

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

10. How does Christianity aid Burton's arguments for cures in Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Burton discusses several causes of melancholy, from the genetic to the supernatural. Discuss Burton's opinion of human afflictions.

Essay Topic 2

Burton often refers to God and religion in terms of causing and curing melancholy. Discuss Burton's idea of religion in the book.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Burton's use, understanding, and beliefs of science. What defines his scientific view? Does "The Anatomy of Melancholy" rely on science?

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