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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, at the beginning of Chapter Two, what happens to the men who believe in themselves?
(a) They end up in insane asylums.
(b) They have difficulty maintaining that belief.
(c) They are never properly appreciated.
(d) They achieve far more than other men do.

2. What choice faces the modern religious philosopher, according to Chesterton?
(a) Deny God or accept God.
(b) Deny God or deny God's connection with man.
(c) Deny or accept man's ability to raise himself to the heavens.
(d) Accept a personal God or an impersonal force.

3. Who is Mr. Street?
(a) The man most affected by the book.
(b) A character in one of Chesterton's tales.
(c) A philosopher who probably opposes Chesterton.
(d) A journalist who first reviewed the book Orthodoxy.

4. In a person's pursuit for truth, what might happen, according to Chesterton?
(a) He loses hope that truth exists.
(b) He searches for extraordinary truths.
(c) He finds great, unsearchable truths.
(d) He loses hope that he, a mortal, can ever find the truth.

5. How does today's skeptic compare to the skeptic of the French Revolution, according to Chesterton?
(a) Today's skeptic is a true revolutionary.
(b) Today's skeptic is not a Jacobin.
(c) Today's skeptic cannot even define what he trusts.
(d) Today's skeptic is not nearly so violent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chesterton boils democracy down to one ideal. What is this?

2. How does Chesterton define tradition in political terms?

3. Why does Chesterton say that satire is disappearing from modern literature?

4. What is Chesterton's amazement at scientific advancement?

5. How does Chesterton describe a madman's reasoning?

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