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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter III: The Suicide of Thought.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In fairy tales and fiction, what change does Chesterton name that makes the stories monotonous?
(a) The hero has no precedent for resolution to the conflict.
(b) The hero is now abnormal and his adventures are not surprising.
(c) The hero is boring and not surprised by the adventures.
(d) There is no original model for a hero.

2. What problem, according to Chesterton, is the central issue in the book?
(a) Showing, through every facet, that the Christian faith is true.
(b) Constantly seeking the new idea.
(c) Being simultaneously surprised by and at home in the world.
(d) Defending tradition in the face of unnecessary change.

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

4. What conclusion does the complete skeptic eventually reach?
(a) He will never find the answers.
(b) No one else can think for him.
(c) He has no right to think for himself.
(d) There are no answers to be found.

5. Who is Mr. Street?
(a) A philosopher who probably opposes Chesterton.
(b) A journalist who first reviewed the book Orthodoxy.
(c) A character in one of Chesterton's tales.
(d) The man most affected by the book.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Chesterton describe a madman's reasoning?

2. Why does Chesterton not claim this new-found philosophy as his own?

3. What does Chesterton assume as common ground between him and any reader?

4. How does Chesterton feel about the book Orthodoxy once it is completed?

5. Chesterton says that this common ground is mostly found among what group of readers?

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