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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter II: The Maniac.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Chesterton call the cross "the symbol at once of mystery and of health?" (Chesterton 2000, pg. 188).
(a) Its arms extend throughout the whole world.
(b) Its power contradicts its history.
(c) It does not represent the closed system of Eastern thought.
(d) Its shocking history draws believers in.

2. According to Chesterton in Chapter Two, what is comparable to curing a madman?
(a) Tilting the earth on its axis.
(b) Casting out a demon.
(c) Arguing with a learned philosopher.
(d) Shifting the foundations of the sea.

3. What document does Chesterton refer to by the word "orthodoxy"?
(a) The Disciples' Creed.
(b) The Nicene Creed.
(c) The Athanasian Creed.
(d) The Apostles' Creed.

4. Why does Chesterton not claim this new-found philosophy as his own?
(a) He did not really find or invent it.
(b) It belongs to God and humanity.
(c) He is too modest to claim his own work.
(d) It is a way of living rather than a philosophy.

5. What choice faces the modern religious philosopher, according to Chesterton?
(a) Deny God or accept God.
(b) Deny or accept man's ability to raise himself to the heavens.
(c) Accept a personal God or an impersonal force.
(d) Deny God or deny God's connection with man.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the book look in relation to Chesterton, according to the author himself?

2. According to Chesterton, at the beginning of Chapter Two, what happens to the men who believe in themselves?

3. What fact do religious men no longer accept as a foundational belief?

4. What problem, according to Chesterton, is the central issue in the book?

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

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