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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, according to Christianity, can passions be free?
(a) Because they are kept in their proper places.
(b) Because their consequences will not come until the afterlife.
(c) Because a believer's conscience keeps him from extreme passions.
(d) Because they are monitored by the church.

2. What is Chesterton's second criterion for progress?
(a) A composite of happiness.
(b) A collection of cultures.
(c) A devotion to Christianity.
(d) A variety of racial backgrounds.

3. Chesterton names four standards by which people try to establish the ideals of equality and inequality. What is his opinion of the fourth standard?
(a) It is the only one fitting to Christianity.
(b) Its roots are in paganism.
(c) It is the only sensible one.
(d) It is ridiculous.

4. How does Chesterton end Chapter One?
(a) Exhorting the reader to examine his definition of "orthodoxy."
(b) Saying that he will write another book if challenged.
(c) Claiming to prove every premise to his thesis.
(d) Beginning to lay the foundation of Christian-Judeo history.

5. In Chesterton's argument, why can the orthodox man believe in revolution?
(a) Orthodoxy manifests itself as revolution.
(b) Revolution means restoration.
(c) It's a trick question - he cannot.
(d) Revolution coincides with orthodoxy.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chesterton, what characteristics do madmen share with many respected teachers and scientists?

2. What thing does Chesterton despise more than anything else?

3. At the beginning of Chapter VI, The Paradoxes of Christianity, what does Chesterton call the most common problem with the world?

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

5. What does Bernard Shaw assert about the idea of choice?

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