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

2. Why does Chesterton call the cross "the symbol at once of mystery and of health?" (Chesterton 2000, pg. 188).
(a) Its arms extend throughout the whole world.
(b) Its shocking history draws believers in.
(c) Its power contradicts its history.
(d) It does not represent the closed system of Eastern thought.

3. According to Chesterton, what is too big an undertaking for a book even of a larger scope?
(a) Proving from every angle that any one faith is true.
(b) Proving the Christianity is true.
(c) Proving that materialism is an insufficient worldview.
(d) Explaining the intricacies of Christianity.

4. When materialism leads a man to fatalism, what does it also accomplish, according to Chesterton?
(a) It also destroys his humanity.
(b) It acts as a liberating force.
(c) It cripples his free will.
(d) It also destroys his sense of hope.

5. What fact do religious men no longer accept as a foundational belief?
(a) Righteous wrath.
(b) Forgiveness.
(c) Sin.
(d) Mercy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What conclusion does the complete skeptic eventually reach?

3. In Chesterton's image, how did he feel once his religious opinion changed? (Chesterton 2000, pg. 235)

4. Why does Chesterton say that any discussion about the creation/sustaining principle in the world must be metaphorical?

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

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