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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter V: The Flag of the World.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What document does Chesterton refer to by the word "orthodoxy"?
(a) The Disciples' Creed.
(b) The Nicene Creed.
(c) The Athanasian Creed.
(d) The Apostles' Creed.

3. What is the "false theory of progress?" (Chesterton 2000, pg. 196)
(a) Defining man's progress in terms of religion.
(b) Confusing people with too much data.
(c) Tracking man's progress poorly.
(d) Changing the standards rather than becoming better.

4. Why does Chesterton admire Joan of Arc?
(a) She turned her fright into courage, when faced with battle.
(b) She provides courage to the French.
(c) She is everything that he admired.
(d) She is an icon of Christianity and courage.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Chesterton say that the Christian virtues have become crazy?

2. In Chapter Two, what drives a man to insanity?

3. What does evolution destroy, according to Chesterton?

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

5. According to Chesterton, what symbol explains to way that mysticism clarifies the world?

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