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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IX: Authority and the Adventurer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Chesterton say that someone might be entertained by reading the book Orthodoxy?
(a) Chesterton tells stories rather than arguing a point.
(b) Chesterton wandered far to discover the truths he could have found in the nearby church.
(c) Chesterton's quest was fruitless from the beginning, but it took him a long time to realize it.
(d) Chesterton has a good sense of humor.

2. According to Chesterton, what characteristics do madmen share with many respected teachers and scientists?
(a) Small reason and enlarged common sense.
(b) Spiritual confusion and materialistic thinking.
(c) Narcissism and short-sightedness.
(d) Enlarged reason and small common sense.

3. Who is Mr. Blatchford?
(a) A martyr.
(b) A pagan.
(c) An early Christian.
(d) A humanitarian.

4. How does Chesterton want joy and anger to interact?
(a) Coming together to soften each other.
(b) In opposition, sharpening each other into greater fierceness.
(c) Coming close enough to affect each other.
(d) In opposition, never coming close.

5. Why does Chesterton assert that tall towers are an example of humility?
(a) A man must be small to appreciate their size.
(b) They connect a man directly to God, who is greater.
(c) They speak to man's sense of accomplishment.
(d) They remind man how far he still must go.

Short Answer Questions

1. As revealed in Chapter Two, what is the secret of mysticism?

2. In the same story of the sailor, what is better than discovering a new land?

3. What value is Chesterton convinced of, not because of Christianity, but because of pagan culture?

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

5. What does Chesterton define as the problem with pessimists?

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