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

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

3. According to Chesterton, what is the only thing a poet desires?
(a) An understanding of the heavens.
(b) The ability to cross the infinite sea.
(c) A raft to float on.
(d) A world to stretch out in.

4. At the beginning of Chapter III, The Suicide of Thought, why does Chesterton say that the modern world is too good?
(a) It is full of wasted virtues.
(b) Its ethics are better than they used to be.
(c) It has little conception of vice.
(d) It deals well with evil.

5. What does Chesterton name as the second principle of democracy?
(a) Men's actions have meaning only when they relate to the cultural standards.
(b) Men's actions have meaning only by their own standards.
(c) Protection of private property is one thing men hold in common.
(d) Political instinct is one thing men hold in common.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chesterton, what effect does the moralists' attitude have on the cosmos?

2. How does today's skeptic compare to the skeptic of the French Revolution, according to Chesterton?

3. In a person's pursuit for truth, what might happen, according to Chesterton?

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

5. Why does Chesterton admire Joan of Arc?

(see the answer key)

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