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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VIII: The Romance of Orthodoxy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 God made it.
(d) Because there is nothing to compare it to.

2. Chesterton names four standards by which people try to establish the ideals of equality and inequality. What is the first?
(a) The passage of time.
(b) Persuasive thinking, similar to Nietzsche's.
(c) The progression of creatures through evolution.
(d) God-given authority.

3. In fairy tales and fiction, what change does Chesterton name that makes the stories monotonous?
(a) The hero is now abnormal and his adventures are not surprising.
(b) There is no original model for a hero.
(c) The hero has no precedent for resolution to the conflict.
(d) The hero is boring and not surprised by the adventures.

4. What is Chesterton's stated purpose in Chapter VI, the Paradoxes of Christianity
(a) To show that Christianity's irregularities are matched in its truths.
(b) To show that Christianity has an answer for every problem.
(c) To show that Christianity is fully logical.
(d) To show that Christianity cannot account for irregularities.

5. What does Chesterton call the worst religion of all?
(a) The religion that worships the god inside.
(b) The religion that debases a man.
(c) The religion of the Christian God.
(d) The religion that worships multiple gods.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is Pimlico?

4. How does the book look in relation to Chesterton, according to the author himself?

5. What words does Chesterton prefer when referring to nature?

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