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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 keeps a man sane?
(a) Reason.
(b) God.
(c) Religion.
(d) Mysticism.

2. What, according to Chesterton, is the proper place for humility?
(a) In a man's sense of ambition and effort.
(b) In a man's sense of conviction.
(c) In a man's view of himself.
(d) In a man's perception of others.

3. What does Chesterton name as the chief pleasure?
(a) Surprise.
(b) Love.
(c) Security.
(d) Money.

4. What examples does Chesterton give of lunatic thinking?
(a) A man conspired against, the King of England, and Jesus Christ.
(b) Two competing maggots in a chunk of bread.
(c) A lonely woman and her lonely child.
(d) A crushed moth and a live one.

5. How does Chesterton define tradition in political terms?
(a) Defining the past as an oligarchy.
(b) Thinking of one's ancestors as kings.
(c) Allowing one's ancestors to vote.
(d) Defining the past as a democracy that is long gone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Chesterton discover about the truths he found in religious thought?

2. Why, according to Chesterton, can a madman never understand simple, careless acts?

3. According to Chesterton, what characteristics do madmen share with many respected teachers and scientists?

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

5. What does Chesterton assert about W. B. Yeats?

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