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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IX: Authority and the Adventurer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does language about Christ differ from the language Christ used?
(a) The first is harsh; the second is gentle and kind.
(b) The first is mild; the second is huge and unafraid.
(c) The first is gigantic; the second is meek.
(d) The first is fanatical; the second appeals to everyone.

2. What is Chesterton's stated goal for Chapter VIII, The Romance of Orthodoxy?
(a) To point out that liberal thinking is actually illiberal.
(b) To question the sentimental value of Christianity.
(c) To point out the paradoxes of Christianity.
(d) To introduce the idea of Christian romance.

3. According to Chesterton, at the beginning of Chapter Two, what happens to the men who believe in themselves?
(a) They achieve far more than other men do.
(b) They are never properly appreciated.
(c) They end up in insane asylums.
(d) They have difficulty maintaining that belief.

4. According to Chesterton, what is the problem with moving slowly toward justice?
(a) The definition of justice changes too often in that time.
(b) It does not allow a man to move swiftly toward a better state of things.
(c) A man will only be able to act on old ideas.
(d) People cannot make just decisions in a large amount of time.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Chesterton's belief in Christianity relate to an agnostic's unbelief?

2. What was Chesterton's early progression through religious mindsets?

3. How does Chesterton feel about the book Orthodoxy once it is completed?

4. What document does Chesterton refer to by the word "orthodoxy"?

5. What does Chesterton suspect that God suppressed while he walked on earth

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