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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 Chapter III, The Suicide of Thought, what is the problem with modern philosophers?
(a) They have no hope of finding the answer.
(b) They cannot find the answer.
(c) They cannot see the riddle.
(d) They are intellectually lazy.

2. What does Chesterton say concerning the boundaries of the will?
(a) The will has boundaries only if it is not a free action.
(b) The will frees a man.
(c) The will is limiting to the man.
(d) The will defines a man's actions fully.

3. As revealed in Chapter Two, what is the secret of mysticism?
(a) Mysticism leads to God, who has the answers.
(b) A man can understand life through things he does not understand.
(c) A man can try to understand life through the supernatural.
(d) Mysticism provides a lens for understanding the supernatural.

4. 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 has a good sense of humor.
(d) Chesterton's quest was fruitless from the beginning, but it took him a long time to realize it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chesterton, what keeps a man sane?

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

3. What did Chesterton discover about the truths he found in religious thought?

4. What does Chesterton think is the only cure for madness?

5. Why does Chesterton say that satire is disappearing from modern literature?

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