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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. In divine justice, whose wrongdoings do people suffer from?

2. Burton explains there are natural and _______ causes for melancholy.

3. In Burton's opinion, what is the benefit of large-scale disasters and diseases?

4. According to Burton, thoughts on demons are built on ____.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does someone with lycanthropy appear?

2. What are Burton's ideas about symptoms and cures of illnesses? Are these ideas accepted today?

3. What does Burton recognize is the cause for some gaining the label of an angel or demon?

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

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

6. What does Burton claim are facts about spirits and demons?

7. Based on Burton's observations, are there fewer disease epidemics because people are sinning less? Explain.

8. In Burton's opinion, what is the popular view of "victims" today?

9. In Burton's opinion, where does the melancholic humor come from? What is its character?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how love incorporates and leads to melancholy, based on the information given in "The Anatomy of Melancholy."

Essay Topic 2

Discuss where the conclusion of "The Anatomy of Melancholy" leaves the reader; what's the objective of this book?

Essay Topic 3

Burton often refers to God and religion in terms of causing and curing melancholy. Discuss Burton's idea of religion in the book.

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