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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. Burton explains love is a type of ______.

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

3. The wanton man's love life is not one of love but of _______.

4. Burton explains women sometimes compromise themselves because of _______ or force.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. According to Burton, why don't nuns sleep in their own beds?

6. According to Burton, do challenges help cure melancholy? Why or why not?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Burton suggests cures for melancholy. Discuss how Burton's cures connect science, religion, and logic and the feasibility and origin of such cures.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Burton's views on humanity and human nature based on his criticisms, praises, and anecdotes.

Essay Topic 3

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

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