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

2. Using the standards of the moralists, why does Chesterton say that the universe cannot be called large?
(a) Because man can fully understand it.
(b) Because fairy tales explain it.
(c) Because there is nothing to compare it to.
(d) Because God made it.

3. What does Chesterton say happens when a skeptic revolts against everything?
(a) He loses his right to speak out against anything.
(b) He becomes excellent at tearing down established ways of thinking.
(c) He begins to distrust everything.
(d) He learns to rebut every traditionalist.

4. 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's quest was fruitless from the beginning, but it took him a long time to realize it.
(c) Chesterton has a good sense of humor.
(d) Chesterton wandered far to discover the truths he could have found in the nearby church.

5. How does Chesterton define tradition in political terms?
(a) Thinking of one's ancestors as kings.
(b) Defining the past as an oligarchy.
(c) Defining the past as a democracy that is long gone.
(d) Allowing one's ancestors to vote.

Short Answer Questions

1. When materialism leads a man to fatalism, what does it also accomplish, according to Chesterton?

2. As Chesterton contrasts miracles with progress, how does he define a miracle?

3. What does Chesterton say is the quintessence of will?

4. How does Chesterton contrast pantheism and action?

5. In a person's pursuit for truth, what might happen, according to Chesterton?

(see the answer key)

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