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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the melancholic humor produced?
(a) The stomach.
(b) The kidney.
(c) The lung.
(d) The spleen.

2. One school of thought on demons believes they are diverse and shouldn't be ____.
(a) Lumped together.
(b) Joked about.
(c) Hyped up.
(d) Underestimated.

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

4. Burton explains that urine, sweat, and ______ are also important for the body.
(a) Skin.
(b) Germs.
(c) Tears.
(d) Muscles.

5. Where do false gods fall on Burton's spirit ranking list?
(a) The top.
(b) The middle.
(c) The bottom.
(d) They're not listed.

6. Burton identifies wild ______ as the most chronic cause of human ailments.
(a) Disease.
(b) Children.
(c) Weather.
(d) Behavior.

7. What kinds of ideas does Burton believe deities personify?
(a) Concrete.
(b) Abstract.
(c) Familiar.
(d) Necessary.

8. Which answer is not Burton's objective for writing "The Anatomy of Melancholy"?
(a) To entertain.
(b) To gain fame.
(c) To change thought.
(d) To disprove phychologists.

9. In divine justice, whose wrongdoings do people suffer from?
(a) Their own.
(b) Their family's.
(c) God's.
(d) Criminals.

10. What is the appearance of the melancholic humor?
(a) It's warm.
(b) It's dry.
(c) It's clear.
(d) It's dark.

11. What makes melancholy of special interest to Democritus?
(a) He loves the sound of the word.
(b) He has a melancholic temperament himself.
(c) It is an undiscussed subject.
(d) He wants to help people.

12. Many believe that lycanthropy is a form of _______.
(a) Spirituality.
(b) Delusion.
(c) Entertainment.
(d) Fear.

13. A sufferer of lycanthropy believes he is _____.
(a) A god.
(b) A wolf.
(c) A king.
(d) A bird.

14. Burton believes some see angels and demons as ____.
(a) Imaginary.
(b) Evil.
(c) Holy.
(d) High society.

15. What is chylus derived from?
(a) Eating vegetables.
(b) Studying.
(c) Eating meat.
(d) Melancholy.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Burton, divine justice is a(n) ______ philosophy today.

2. Burton agrees with divine justice in that ____ causes suffering.

3. Burton claims that, for some, melancholy is normal and becomes a _____.

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

5. In Chapter 8, what inevitability does Burton observe as a cause for melancholy?

(see the answer keys)

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