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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 characteristics do madmen share with many respected teachers and scientists?
(a) Small reason and enlarged common sense.
(b) Enlarged reason and small common sense.
(c) Narcissism and short-sightedness.
(d) Spiritual confusion and materialistic thinking.

2. Why does Chesterton admire Joan of Arc?
(a) She is everything that he admired.
(b) She is an icon of Christianity and courage.
(c) She turned her fright into courage, when faced with battle.
(d) She provides courage to the French.

3. What does Chesterton say is the quintessence of will?
(a) That it is an action of freedom.
(b) That it is particular.
(c) That it has knowable consequences.
(d) That it is individual.

4. What does Chesterton say concerning the boundaries of the will?
(a) The will is limiting to the man.
(b) The will defines a man's actions fully.
(c) The will has boundaries only if it is not a free action.
(d) The will frees a man.

5. According to Chesterton, what keeps a man sane?
(a) Reason.
(b) Religion.
(c) God.
(d) Mysticism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What conclusion does the complete skeptic eventually reach?

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

3. What words does Chesterton prefer when referring to nature?

4. According to Chesterton, what symbol explains to way that mysticism clarifies the world?

5. According to Chesterton, what is too big an undertaking for a book even of a larger scope?

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