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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, First Partition : Chapter 3, Melancholia Cont..

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Burton explains the causes of human ailments are _______.
(a) Innumerable.
(b) Mysterious.
(c) Unavoidable.
(d) Predictable.

3. What is Burton doing with the work of Democritus?
(a) Glorifying it.
(b) Undermininging it.
(c) Disproving it.
(d) Further developing it.

4. The most serious forms of melancholy can be _______.
(a) Misleading.
(b) Frightening.
(c) Entertaining.
(d) Deadly.

5. If one experiences headaches, Burton believes his melancholy condition might be ______ related.
(a) Mentally.
(b) Spiritually.
(c) Health.
(d) Biologically.

Short Answer Questions

1. When are Democritus's thoughts prevalent?

2. Burton regards all magnitudes of melancholy as _______.

3. Aside from magnitude, Burton discusses _____.

4. In Burton's opinion, what is the negative side of large-scale diseases and disasters?

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

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