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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VI: The Paradoxes of Christianity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does evolution destroy, according to Chesterton?
(a) Reason.
(b) Modern intelligence.
(c) Religion.
(d) Science.

2. According to Chesterton at the beginning of the first chapter, why did he write the book?
(a) As a personal challenge to himself.
(b) Because he had to work through his religious beliefs.
(c) Because he had a well-crafted argument for Christianity.
(d) In response to a challenge.

3. How does H. G. Wells perceive categories of things?
(a) He perceives twelve categories.
(b) He says categories do not exist.
(c) He subdivides things into tiny categories.
(d) He notes five categories.

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

5. Why does Chesterton say that satire is disappearing from modern literature?
(a) Modern satire takes different forms than literature.
(b) Writers are not taught to appreciate satire.
(c) Satire is too violent for the modern mind.
(d) There is nothing to be fierce about.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chesterton, what mindset, paralleling patriotism, leads to reform?

2. In Chapter One, what has Christianity named the mixture of the well-known and the unknown?

3. In looking at Christianity and materialism, what coincidence stopped Chesterton in his tracks?

4. What does Chesterton say is the quintessence of will?

5. What conclusion does the complete skeptic eventually reach?

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