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

2. What did Chesterton discover about the truths he found in religious thought?
(a) They could not be lived out.
(b) They were not fully truth.
(c) They were not his.
(d) They contradicted each other.

3. What conclusion does the complete skeptic eventually reach?
(a) There are no answers to be found.
(b) He has no right to think for himself.
(c) No one else can think for him.
(d) He will never find the answers.

4. According to Chesterton at the beginning of the first chapter, why did he write the book?
(a) In response to a challenge.
(b) Because he had a well-crafted argument for Christianity.
(c) As a personal challenge to himself.
(d) Because he had to work through his religious beliefs.

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 tells stories rather than arguing a point.
(c) Chesterton wandered far to discover the truths he could have found in the nearby church.
(d) Chesterton has a good sense of humor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Chesterton feel about the book Orthodoxy once it is completed?

2. What does Chesterton say is losing its authority in the modern mind?

3. What happened as Chesterton put the final touches onto the heresy he had created?

4. What does Chesterton not mean by the word "orthodoxy"?

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

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