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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter III: The Suicide of Thought.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chesterton say is the quintessence of will?
(a) That it is particular.
(b) That it is an action of freedom.
(c) That it is individual.
(d) That it has knowable consequences.

2. When materialism leads a man to fatalism, what does it also accomplish, according to Chesterton?
(a) It cripples his free will.
(b) It also destroys his sense of hope.
(c) It acts as a liberating force.
(d) It also destroys his humanity.

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

4. What does Chesterton label as the second problem of modern intellectualism?
(a) Brashness.
(b) Fanciful thinking.
(c) Helplessness.
(d) Confidence.

5. Why does Chesterton not claim this new-found philosophy as his own?
(a) It is a way of living rather than a philosophy.
(b) It belongs to God and humanity.
(c) He did not really find or invent it.
(d) He is too modest to claim his own work.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What choice faces the modern religious philosopher, according to Chesterton?

3. In the middle of Chapter One, why does Chesterton say this book is a joke on him?

4. What is the title of Chapter I?

5. What did Chesterton discover about the truths he found in religious thought?

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