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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 in Chapter Two, what is comparable to curing a madman?
(a) Arguing with a learned philosopher.
(b) Casting out a demon.
(c) Shifting the foundations of the sea.
(d) Tilting the earth on its axis.

2. What does Chesterton think is the only cure for madness?
(a) Not feeling.
(b) Shock therapy.
(c) Being isolated.
(d) Not thinking.

3. What does Chesterton say is losing its authority in the modern mind?
(a) Scientific absolutes.
(b) Argumentation.
(c) Religion.
(d) First principles.

4. What is the problem with taking change as the ideal in a man's life, according to Chesterton?
(a) Change, in itself, is narrow and tedious.
(b) A man prefers monotony.
(c) Change cannot progress.
(d) The notion itself must be able to change, in order to suit the age.

5. Who does Chesterton name as the only great English poet to go mad?
(a) Cowper.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Dryden.
(d) Poe.

Short Answer Questions

1. In fairy tales and fiction, what change does Chesterton name that makes the stories monotonous?

2. According to Chesterton at the beginning of the first chapter, why did he write the book?

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

4. What does Chesterton say that moralists, including H. G. Wells, have turned into wickedness?

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

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