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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VIII: The Romance of Orthodoxy.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In Chesterton's example of a man's interaction with the tiger, what does evolution not tell the man?
(a) How to empathize with the tiger.
(b) How to imitate the tiger.
(c) How to be tender to the tiger.
(d) How to treat the tiger reasonably.
2. What does Chesterton name as the second principle of democracy?
(a) Protection of private property is one thing men hold in common.
(b) Men's actions have meaning only by their own standards.
(c) Men's actions have meaning only when they relate to the cultural standards.
(d) Political instinct is one thing men hold in common.
3. What does Chesterton assert about W. B. Yeats?
(a) He is too stupid to understand fairy tales.
(b) He understands fairy tales better than any other poet.
(c) He is close to understanding fairy tales but cannot write them well.
(d) His Irish heritage opens his eyes to the wonders of fairyland.
4. How has western religion interacted with the idea of social organisms?
(a) Western religion says that social organisms are harmful to faith.
(b) Western religion says that no person should be alone.
(c) Western religion says that the family unit is the only important social organism.
(d) Western religion says that the church provides the only stable society.
5. In general, what does Chesterton say is a liberal clergyman's attitude toward miracles?
(a) They existed only in Biblical times.
(b) Only particular people can perform miracles.
(c) They exist.
(d) They do not exist.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Chesterton in Chapter Two, what is comparable to curing a madman?
2. How does Chesterton define tradition in political terms?
3. Why, in the abstract, does Chesterton disapprove of long, complicated words?
4. What, according to Chesterton, is the proper place for humility?
5. In the middle of Chapter One, why does Chesterton say this book is a joke on him?
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