Orthodoxy Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

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Orthodoxy Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IV: The Ethics of Elfland.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What problem, according to Chesterton, is the central issue in the book?
(a) Being simultaneously surprised by and at home in the world.
(b) Constantly seeking the new idea.
(c) Showing, through every facet, that the Christian faith is true.
(d) Defending tradition in the face of unnecessary change.

2. According to Chesterton at the beginning of the first chapter, why did he write the book?
(a) In response to a challenge.
(b) Because he had to work through his religious beliefs.
(c) As a personal challenge to himself.
(d) Because he had a well-crafted argument for Christianity.

3. Who does Chesterton name as the only great English poet to go mad?
(a) Poe.
(b) Cowper.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Dryden.

4. According to Chesterton, what effect does the moralists' attitude have on the cosmos?
(a) Fairy tales cannot explain the cosmos.
(b) There are exciting possibilities.
(c) There can never be anything interesting.
(d) God has no part in the cosmos or its creation.

5. Why does Chesterton admire Joan of Arc?
(a) She is everything that he admired.
(b) She is an icon of Christianity and courage.
(c) She provides courage to the French.
(d) She turned her fright into courage, when faced with battle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the "false theory of progress?" (Chesterton 2000, pg. 196)

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

3. What is Chesterton's attitude toward fairy tales?

4. What is the title of Chapter I?

5. How does H. G. Wells perceive categories of things?

(see the answer key)

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