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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. Why does Chesterton assert that tall towers are an example of humility?
(a) They remind man how far he still must go.
(b) They connect a man directly to God, who is greater.
(c) They speak to man's sense of accomplishment.
(d) A man must be small to appreciate their size.

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

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

4. In the middle of Chapter One, why does Chesterton say this book is a joke on him?
(a) He does not take its content seriously.
(b) He went looking for something that is already known.
(c) He wrote it so he could win a bet.
(d) No one around him agrees with his argument.

5. How does Chesterton feel about the book Orthodoxy once it is completed?
(a) It is not perfect but he's happy.
(b) He would never read it.
(c) He wants to write a sequel.
(d) He is very proud of it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chesterton label as the second problem of modern intellectualism?

2. What document does Chesterton refer to by the word "orthodoxy"?

3. What does Bernard Shaw assert about the idea of choice?

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

5. As the reader can infer from the beginning of Chapter Two, what is Hanwell?

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