1. What conclusion does the complete skeptic eventually reach?
(a) He will never find the answers.
(b) No one else can think for him.
(c) There are no answers to be found.
(d) He has no right to think for himself.

2. According to Chesterton, what is the problem with moving slowly toward justice?
(a) People cannot make just decisions in a large amount of time.
(b) It does not allow a man to move swiftly toward a better state of things.
(c) The definition of justice changes too often in that time.
(d) A man will only be able to act on old ideas.

3. In looking at Christianity and materialism, what coincidence stopped Chesterton in his tracks?
(a) That the scientists directly contradicted their theories of evolution.
(b) That Christianity was accused of being both too holy and too inane.
(c) That the materialists could not agree on a definition of their worldview.
(d) That Christianity was accused of being both too optimistic and too pessimistic.

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

5. What does Chesterton say is the result of believing that progress is a natural, predictable happening?
(a) A person ceases to believe in progress.
(b) A person works harder to achieve this.
(c) A person looks for ethical support.
(d) A person becomes lazy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chesterton names four standards by which people try to establish the ideals of equality and inequality. What is his opinion of the fourth standard?

2. What is Chesterton's first criterion for progress?

3. In Chesterton's thoughts, Christianity came to assert passionately what idea?

4. In Chapter III, The Suicide of Thought, what is the problem with modern philosophers?

5. How does today's skeptic compare to the skeptic of the French Revolution, according to Chesterton?

(see the answer key)

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