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

2. What is the single true charge that Chesterton found against Christianity?
(a) Christianity cannot be compatible with science.
(b) Christianity's view of salvation is unnecessarily complex.
(c) Christianity's claim to the Trinity is false.
(d) Christianity is one religion.

3. What people group does Chesterton offer as an example that superstition strengthens rather than weakens?
(a) Buddhist priests.
(b) Members of the British Parliament.
(c) British factory workers.
(d) Irish peasants.

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

5. What thing does Chesterton despise more than anything else?
(a) An illogical argument.
(b) The creativity of desperation.
(c) A blatant lie.
(d) Pure sophistry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did a typical nineteenth-century man not believe in Christ's resurrection, according to Chesterton?

2. Why does Chesterton say that any discussion about the creation/sustaining principle in the world must be metaphorical?

3. How does Chesterton contrast pantheism and action?

4. What is Chesterton's second criterion for progress?

5. What does Chesterton say concerning the boundaries of the will?

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