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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. Burton speculates that people of a _______ climate are more prone to jealousy.

2. Burton believes different races developed as a result of adapting to ______.

3. Burton suggests cures must be applied _____ or they will have no effect.

4. Burton believes that distance from _______ causes change in skin color.

5. Burton believes the allure of beauty is furthered with intentional behaviors and _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 14, how does Burton liken love to melancholy?

2. Why does Burton advise rituals as a means for curing melancholy?

3. How does Christianity aid Burton's arguments for cures in Chapter 10?

4. To Burton, is love curable?

5. Does Burton regard love as a positive or negative thing? Explain.

6. How does Burton feel about the physical variations in humans? How does he approach these variations?

7. What are legal ways to cure melancholy? Why doe Burton consider them legal?

8. Are Burton's ways of curing melancholy fairly black and white? What are his cures dependent on?

9. According to Burton, how can the Goddess of Virginity be corrupted?

10. In Chapter 12, Burton describes a wanton man. Does this man actually love women he is with? Why or why not?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As part of his discussions of religion, Burton is very concerned with right, wrong, good, and bad. Discuss Burton's extremist right and wrong attitude and what his morals and opinions are built on.

Essay Topic 2

Compare the thought expressed in "The Anatomy of Melancholy" to the accepted and rejected thoughts on love, illness, and melancholy today.

Essay Topic 3

Burton suggests cures for melancholy. Discuss how Burton's cures connect science, religion, and logic and the feasibility and origin of such cures.

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