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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Cure of Melancholy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Burton regard those who claim they have melancholy?
(a) There is something else wrong.
(b) They should be shunned.
(c) They aren't faking.
(d) They're pretending.

2. How does Burton express cures for melancholy at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) A diagram.
(b) Illustrations.
(c) Excerpts from Plato.
(d) A list.

3. Through what method are religion and science able to coexist?
(a) Their supporters.
(b) Sociological.
(c) Accepted differences.
(d) A contract.

4. What does Burton believe happens to symptoms if an illness is cured?
(a) They remain.
(b) They go away.
(c) The get worse.
(d) They change.

5. According to Burton, for how long have there been beliefs about angles and demons?
(a) It's a new development.
(b) Millennia.
(c) A couple decades.
(d) Since he was born.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of water does Burton believe is better to drink?

2. What does Alexander recommend as a cure for melancholy?

3. What is Burton's second step to correcting melancholy?

4. Why would herbal remedies be a good cure?

5. What did Aetius do to cure his melancholy?

(see the answer key)

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