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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VII: The Eternal Revolution.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Chesterton assert as a necessity for the human mind?
(a) Belief in the Christian God.
(b) Some type of religious grounding.
(c) Belief in objective truth.
(d) Belief in the power of progress.

4. What does Chesterton call the worst religion of all?
(a) The religion that worships the god inside.
(b) The religion that debases a man.
(c) The religion that worships multiple gods.
(d) The religion of the Christian God.

5. What is the evil of the pessimist? (Chesterton 2000, pg. 226)
(a) That "he does not love what he chastises."
(b) That "he chastises gods and men."
(c) That "he will defend the indefensible."
(d) That "he honestly angers honest men."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What people, in their interactions with women, does Chesterton call stupid?

3. What does Chesterton say is the result of believing that progress is a natural, predictable happening?

4. According to Chesterton, how did men gain morality?

5. In Chesterton's argument, why can the orthodox man believe in revolution?

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