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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VIII: The Romance of Orthodoxy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Chesterton say that someone might be entertained by reading the book Orthodoxy?
(a) Chesterton tells stories rather than arguing a point.
(b) Chesterton has a good sense of humor.
(c) Chesterton wandered far to discover the truths he could have found in the nearby church.
(d) Chesterton's quest was fruitless from the beginning, but it took him a long time to realize it.

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

3. Why, earlier in Chapter One, does Chesterton tell the story of the sailor?
(a) He is that sailor.
(b) To explain his picture of God.
(c) To illustrate his idea of wonder.
(d) The sailor will appear throughout the book.

4. What is Chesterton's third criterion for progress?
(a) It must be a utopia.
(b) It must be heavenly.
(c) It must be earthly.
(d) It must be like Eden.

5. What fact do religious men no longer accept as a foundational belief?
(a) Righteous wrath.
(b) Sin.
(c) Mercy.
(d) Forgiveness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chesterton see as the purpose of the boundaries established by Christianity?

2. What is Chesterton's amazement at scientific advancement?

3. In Chesterton's story about the sailor, what mistake does the man make?

4. What people, in their interactions with women, does Chesterton call stupid?

5. What does Chesterton call the worst religion of all?

(see the answer key)

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