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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. At the beginning of Chapter III, The Suicide of Thought, why does Chesterton say that the modern world is too good?
(a) It is full of wasted virtues.
(b) Its ethics are better than they used to be.
(c) It deals well with evil.
(d) It has little conception of vice.

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

3. Why does Chesterton admire Joan of Arc?
(a) She is everything that he admired.
(b) She provides courage to the French.
(c) She is an icon of Christianity and courage.
(d) She turned her fright into courage, when faced with battle.

4. How does the book look in relation to Chesterton, according to the author himself?
(a) Paltry.
(b) Self-sufficient.
(c) Altruistic.
(d) Egotistical.

5. What is the title of the essay that H. G. Wells wrote on skepticism?
(a) The Creeds and Hierarchies.
(b) Doubts of the Instrument.
(c) Understanding the Skeptical Mind.
(d) Skepticism from a Philosophical Viewpoint.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What conclusion does the complete skeptic eventually reach?

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

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

5. What does evolution destroy, according to Chesterton?

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