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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter III: The Suicide of Thought.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why, according to Chesterton, can a madman never understand simple, careless acts?
(a) He does not notice insignificant things.
(b) He sees purpose in every act.
(c) He cannot differentiate between careless and important acts.
(d) His world is comprised of careless acts.

3. What widespread mistake about mystical imagination does Chesterton want to erase?
(a) It distracts a man unnecessarily.
(b) It is damaging to a man's mental capacity.
(c) It greatly benefits a man's mental capacity.
(d) It is suitable only for children.

4. What does Chesterton say is the quintessence of will?
(a) That it is an action of freedom.
(b) That it is individual.
(c) That it has knowable consequences.
(d) That it is particular.

5. What does Chesterton not mean by the word "orthodoxy"?
(a) The Biblical authority for the creed.
(b) The history behind the creed.
(c) The practical outworking of the creed.
(d) Where Christians get the authority for the creed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Chesterton think that materialism is much narrower than Christianity?

2. According to Chesterton, what is too big an undertaking for a book even of a larger scope?

3. What does Chesterton say is losing its authority in the modern mind?

4. What does Chesterton say concerning the boundaries of the will?

5. Why does Chesterton say that the Christian virtues have become crazy?

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