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

2. What is the "false theory of progress?" (Chesterton 2000, pg. 196)
(a) Defining man's progress in terms of religion.
(b) Changing the standards rather than becoming better.
(c) Confusing people with too much data.
(d) Tracking man's progress poorly.

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

4. Why does Chesterton call suicide the greatest sin?
(a) Because man is acting like God.
(b) Because it takes a life God had given.
(c) Because, in the eyes of one man, it kills the whole world.
(d) Because it cuts off the future.

5. Why does Chesterton say that the Christian virtues have become crazy?
(a) They are separate from the Bible.
(b) They are practiced in the wrong contexts.
(c) They are not truly Christian.
(d) They are isolated from all other virtues.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Chesterton say there is no equality or inequality in nature?

3. According to Chesterton, what is the problem with moving slowly toward justice?

4. What conclusion does the complete skeptic eventually reach?

5. What is Chesterton's second criterion for progress?

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