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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. According to Chesterton, what is the problem with moving slowly toward justice?
(a) A man will only be able to act on old ideas.
(b) It does not allow a man to move swiftly toward a better state of things.
(c) People cannot make just decisions in a large amount of time.
(d) The definition of justice changes too often in that time.

2. As Chesterton explains the origin of the word, the moon is the mother of which group of people?
(a) Atheists.
(b) Lunatics.
(c) Priests.
(d) Believers.

3. Why did the serious changes in our political outlook occur at the beginning of the nineteenth century rather than at the end?
(a) At the end, men began to believe wholeheartedly in certain things.
(b) At the end, men were caught up in religious questions.
(c) At the beginning, men still believed fixedly in certain things.
(d) At the beginning, intellectualism was more highly encouraged.

4. How does H. G. Wells perceive categories of things?
(a) He subdivides things into tiny categories.
(b) He notes five categories.
(c) He says categories do not exist.
(d) He perceives twelve categories.

5. How does Chesterton end Chapter One?
(a) Claiming to prove every premise to his thesis.
(b) Exhorting the reader to examine his definition of "orthodoxy."
(c) Beginning to lay the foundation of Christian-Judeo history.
(d) Saying that he will write another book if challenged.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chesterton's argument, why can the orthodox man believe in revolution?

3. According to Chesterton, what is too big an undertaking for a book even of a larger scope?

4. What document does Chesterton refer to by the word "orthodoxy"?

5. How does Chesterton feel about the book Orthodoxy once it is completed?

(see the answer key)

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