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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 is the only thing a poet desires?
(a) The ability to cross the infinite sea.
(b) An understanding of the heavens.
(c) A world to stretch out in.
(d) A raft to float on.
2. Why does Chesterton say that someone might be entertained by reading the book Orthodoxy?
(a) Chesterton wandered far to discover the truths he could have found in the nearby church.
(b) Chesterton's quest was fruitless from the beginning, but it took him a long time to realize it.
(c) Chesterton tells stories rather than arguing a point.
(d) Chesterton has a good sense of humor.
3. Who is Mr. Street?
(a) A journalist who first reviewed the book Orthodoxy.
(b) A character in one of Chesterton's tales.
(c) A philosopher who probably opposes Chesterton.
(d) The man most affected by the book.
4. Using the standards of the moralists, why does Chesterton say that the universe cannot be called large?
(a) Because God made it.
(b) Because fairy tales explain it.
(c) Because there is nothing to compare it to.
(d) Because man can fully understand it.
5. What does Chesterton label as the second problem of modern intellectualism?
(a) Helplessness.
(b) Brashness.
(c) Fanciful thinking.
(d) Confidence.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Chesterton think is the only cure for madness?
2. Why does Chesterton assert that tall towers are an example of humility?
3. What does Chesterton say happens when a skeptic revolts against everything?
4. Why, according to Chesterton, can a madman never understand simple, careless acts?
5. As the determinist is confronted with the problem of sin, what does Chesterton say that he believes in?
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