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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Burton agrees with divine justice in that ____ causes suffering.
(a) Age.
(b) Sin.
(c) Idleness.
(d) Fear.

2. What does Burton believe happens to an illness if symptoms are alleviated?
(a) The illness remains.
(b) The illness gets worse.
(c) The illness goes away.
(d) The illness changes.

3. Burton sees people with fiery temperaments as very ______.
(a) Emotional.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Happy.
(d) Disturbed.

4. What symbolism does Burton use to describe fiery temperaments?
(a) Warriors.
(b) Bombs.
(c) Lions.
(d) Coals.

5. What is Burton's opinion of why disease is less common today?
(a) Less children.
(b) Medicine and hygiene.
(c) Less trees.
(d) Better food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Burton's first step to correcting melancholy?

2. Burton thinks a dietary problem is _____.

3. Where is the melancholic humor produced?

4. What kind of people does Burton cite as causing melancholy in Chapter 8?

5. What is Burton doing with the work of Democritus?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the time of writing, what was lycanthropy used as an example of?

2. Why does Burton discuss the medical background of melancholy in Chapter 4?

3. What specifically about "melancholy" does Burton wish to discuss?

4. In Chapter 3, do people have absolute control over what happens to them?

5. To Burton, what constitutes and "inner cause" of melancholy?

6. Why would someone act as though they had lycanthropy?

7. Are Burton's comments on diet familiar to North American readers? Why or why not?

8. What is Burton's methodology for dealing with affliction in melancholy?

9. Are Burton's advisories on food still tied to religion? Explain.

10. How does Burton perceive the natures of people with a fiery temperament?

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