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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. Why does Chesterton discount the idea that everything divine began in terror and darkness?
(a) Neither science nor world religions have evidence of this.
(b) Neither Christianity nor Buddhism, the two main religions, shows this.
(c) Religion is true and right; man's use of religion has corrupted it.
(d) All religions begin with the idea of God, so this cannot be true.

2. What is Chesterton's first criterion for progress?
(a) It must mesh with tradition.
(b) It must be accessible to everyone.
(c) It must be unchanging.
(d) It must be attainable.

3. What two extremes does Chesterton foresee in man's future?
(a) Living a fairytale or living in hell.
(b) Sitting absolutely still or smashing the world for fun.
(c) Overpopulation or extermination of humanity.
(d) Christianity or atheism.

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

5. Why did Chesterton find his accumulation of small facts powerful?
(a) Because they fit together into a cohesive whole.
(b) Because they came from sources that most people accept as authoritative.
(c) Because they all proved his thesis.
(d) Because they all pointed to Christianity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chesterton call "the most difficult and interesting part of the mental process" that he reached? (Chesterton 2000, pg. 247)

2. What happened as Chesterton put the final touches onto the heresy he had created?

3. What oddity does Chesterton find in the modern world?

4. According to Chesterton, when is a disease beautiful?

5. What people group does Chesterton offer as an example that superstition strengthens rather than weakens?

(see the answer key)

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