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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. As Chesterton explains the origin of the word, the moon is the mother of which group of people?
(a) Believers.
(b) Lunatics.
(c) Priests.
(d) Atheists.

2. Why does Chesterton not claim this new-found philosophy as his own?
(a) He is too modest to claim his own work.
(b) It belongs to God and humanity.
(c) It is a way of living rather than a philosophy.
(d) He did not really find or invent it.

3. Who is Mr. Blatchford?
(a) A humanitarian.
(b) An early Christian.
(c) A pagan.
(d) A martyr.

4. How does the book look in relation to Chesterton, according to the author himself?
(a) Altruistic.
(b) Paltry.
(c) Egotistical.
(d) Self-sufficient.

5. What do art and ecstasy recall to us, in Chesterton's words? (Chesterton 2000, p.g 212)
(a) "There is no connection, except that one has seen them together."
(b) "For certain dead levels of our life we forget that we have forgotten."
(c) "For one awful instant we remember that we forget."
(d) "All the fire of the fairy tales is derived from this."

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Chesterton define tradition in political terms?

2. What does Chesterton think is the only cure for madness?

3. Why does Chesterton think glass is so often used in fairy tales?

4. What problem, according to Chesterton, is the central issue in the book?

5. What document does Chesterton refer to by the word "orthodoxy"?

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