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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. What, according to Chesterton, is the proper place for humility?
(a) In a man's view of himself.
(b) In a man's sense of ambition and effort.
(c) In a man's perception of others.
(d) In a man's sense of conviction.

2. How does Chesterton feel about the book Orthodoxy once it is completed?
(a) He is very proud of it.
(b) He would never read it.
(c) It is not perfect but he's happy.
(d) He wants to write a sequel.

3. As the reader can infer from the beginning of Chapter Two, what is Hanwell?
(a) A prestigious church.
(b) The author's neighborhood.
(c) A hospital.
(d) An insane asylum.

4. According to Chesterton, most things are allied with oppression. What is the one area where he sees a line past which oppression has no effect?
(a) Love.
(b) Politics.
(c) Orthodoxy.
(d) Religion.

5. According to Chesterton, what characteristics do madmen share with many respected teachers and scientists?
(a) Narcissism and short-sightedness.
(b) Spiritual confusion and materialistic thinking.
(c) Small reason and enlarged common sense.
(d) Enlarged reason and small common sense.

Short Answer Questions

1. In a person's pursuit for truth, what might happen, according to Chesterton?

2. What does Chesterton assume as common ground between him and any reader?

3. How does H. G. Wells perceive categories of things?

4. What is Chesterton's third criterion for progress?

5. What does Chesterton name as the second principle of democracy?

(see the answer key)

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