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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VI: The Paradoxes of Christianity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chesterton's image, how did he feel once his religious opinion changed? (Chesterton 2000, pg. 235)
(a) The army had fled before the light of his revelation.
(b) Fairyland was no longer important to his thinking.
(c) The land was lit up even back to his childhood.
(d) The dragon had been conquered.

2. In the middle of Chapter One, why does Chesterton say this book is a joke on him?
(a) He does not take its content seriously.
(b) He went looking for something that is already known.
(c) No one around him agrees with his argument.
(d) He wrote it so he could win a bet.

3. Why does Chesterton think that materialism is much narrower than Christianity?
(a) Materialism has a smaller view of man.
(b) Materialism has no belief in an afterlife.
(c) Christianity encompasses all of Judeo-Christian tradition.
(d) Materialism cannot allow even a hint of the supernatural or strange.

4. What is the "false theory of progress?" (Chesterton 2000, pg. 196)
(a) Confusing people with too much data.
(b) Changing the standards rather than becoming better.
(c) Tracking man's progress poorly.
(d) Defining man's progress in terms of religion.

5. According to Chesterton, what is the only thing a poet desires?
(a) The ability to cross the infinite sea.
(b) A raft to float on.
(c) An understanding of the heavens.
(d) A world to stretch out in.

Short Answer Questions

1. As he began to consider Christianity, what lifted Chesterton's heart and made him happy?

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

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

4. According to Chesterton, what happens when a man worships physical nature?

5. What is the title of Chapter I?

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