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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 effect does the moralists' attitude have on the cosmos?
(a) Fairy tales cannot explain the cosmos.
(b) There can never be anything interesting.
(c) God has no part in the cosmos or its creation.
(d) There are exciting possibilities.

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

3. When materialism leads a man to fatalism, what does it also accomplish, according to Chesterton?
(a) It also destroys his humanity.
(b) It cripples his free will.
(c) It acts as a liberating force.
(d) It also destroys his sense of hope.

4. What thing does Chesterton despise more than anything else?
(a) A blatant lie.
(b) An illogical argument.
(c) The creativity of desperation.
(d) Pure sophistry.

5. Why does Chesterton say that someone might be entertained by reading the book Orthodoxy?
(a) Chesterton's quest was fruitless from the beginning, but it took him a long time to realize it.
(b) Chesterton wandered far to discover the truths he could have found in the nearby church.
(c) Chesterton tells stories rather than arguing a point.
(d) Chesterton has a good sense of humor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter I?

2. As the determinist is confronted with the problem of sin, what does Chesterton say that he believes in?

3. What do art and ecstasy recall to us, in Chesterton's words? (Chesterton 2000, p.g 212)

4. In the same story of the sailor, what is better than discovering a new land?

5. As revealed in Chapter Two, what is the secret of mysticism?

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