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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. What problem, according to Chesterton, is the central issue in the book?
(a) Being simultaneously surprised by and at home in the world.
(b) Defending tradition in the face of unnecessary change.
(c) Showing, through every facet, that the Christian faith is true.
(d) Constantly seeking the new idea.

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

3. Why does Chesterton assert that tall towers are an example of humility?
(a) They remind man how far he still must go.
(b) A man must be small to appreciate their size.
(c) They speak to man's sense of accomplishment.
(d) They connect a man directly to God, who is greater.

4. Who does Chesterton name as the only great English poet to go mad?
(a) Dryden.
(b) Cowper.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Poe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Chesterton describe a madman's reasoning?

2. According to Chesterton, what symbol explains to way that mysticism clarifies the world?

3. What examples does Chesterton give of lunatic thinking?

4. At the beginning of Chapter III, The Suicide of Thought, why does Chesterton say that the modern world is too good?

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

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