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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter V: The Flag of the World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Chesterton, what keeps a man sane?
(a) Religion.
(b) Mysticism.
(c) God.
(d) Reason.

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

3. What is Chesterton's attitude toward fairy tales?
(a) He thinks fairy tales are interesting but not useful in reality.
(b) He thinks fairy tales are harmful to a child's mind.
(c) He is surer of fairy tales than of anything else in the world.
(d) He thinks fairy tales are useful only in the nursery.

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

5. How does the book look in relation to Chesterton, according to the author himself?
(a) Paltry.
(b) Altruistic.
(c) Egotistical.
(d) Self-sufficient.

Short Answer Questions

1. In fairy tales and fiction, what change does Chesterton name that makes the stories monotonous?

2. What is the problem with taking change as the ideal in a man's life, according to Chesterton?

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

4. According to Chesterton, who is the only person to whom a modern realistic novel would not be boring?

5. What does Chesterton not mean by the word "orthodoxy"?

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