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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IV: The Ethics of Elfland.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Chesterton, what is the only thing a poet desires?
(a) A raft to float on.
(b) A world to stretch out in.
(c) An understanding of the heavens.
(d) The ability to cross the infinite sea.

2. In Chapter Two, what drives a man to insanity?
(a) Religion.
(b) Unanswered questions.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Reason.

3. Chesterton boils democracy down to one ideal. What is this?
(a) Man's ability to rule himself extends only to the limit that he does not violate cultural mores.
(b) Individual beliefs take precedence over societal concerns.
(c) The most important things must be done by individuals.
(d) Only a man can rule himself.

4. What does Chesterton label as the second problem of modern intellectualism?
(a) Helplessness.
(b) Fanciful thinking.
(c) Brashness.
(d) Confidence.

5. Chesterton says that this common ground is mostly found among what group of readers?
(a) Readers from Western culture.
(b) People who have read a large amount of Christian apologetics.
(c) Readers from Eastern culture.
(d) Well-educated readers.

Short Answer Questions

1. In fairy tales and fiction, what change does Chesterton name that makes the stories monotonous?

2. In Chapter III, The Suicide of Thought, how does a test of happiness compare to a test of the will?

3. What is the title of the essay that H. G. Wells wrote on skepticism?

4. How does the book look in relation to Chesterton, according to the author himself?

5. Why does Chesterton say that someone might be entertained by reading the book Orthodoxy?

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