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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. What is the enormous mistake of the modern age, according to Chesterton?
(a) It does not believe strongly enough in progress.
(b) It espouses a weak version of Christianity.
(c) It does not look to God to answer its questions.
(d) It is changing the ideal rather than reality.

2. Chesterton chooses miracles as his first example regarding liberal thinking. What does he call this example?
(a) The most obvious choice.
(b) The easiest point to prove.
(c) The worst problem facing liberals.
(d) The easiest place to start.

3. According to Chesterton, what is the problem with moving slowly toward justice?
(a) A man will only be able to act on old ideas.
(b) People cannot make just decisions in a large amount of time.
(c) The definition of justice changes too often in that time.
(d) It does not allow a man to move swiftly toward a better state of things.

4. According to Chesterton, what symbol explains to way that mysticism clarifies the world?
(a) The sun.
(b) The moon.
(c) The ocean.
(d) A mountain.

5. As Chesterton explains the origin of the word, the moon is the mother of which group of people?
(a) Priests.
(b) Believers.
(c) Atheists.
(d) Lunatics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did a typical nineteenth-century man not believe in Christ's resurrection, according to Chesterton?

2. What two extremes does Chesterton foresee in man's future?

3. In a person's pursuit for truth, what might happen, according to Chesterton?

4. Why does Chesterton say that miracles are eminently desirable?

5. What is Chesterton's attitude toward fairy tales?

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