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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: On the Creature Called Man, Chapter VIII: The End of the World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What support does Egypt give to Chesterton's argument?
(a) Evidence that the state grew more despotic as it grew more civilized.
(b) Evidence that the most powerful leaders are revered as gods.
(c) Barbarism can exist in complicated civilizations.
(d) Great civilizations arose throughout history.

2. What does Chesterton say is the natural result of religion in the home?
(a) Revolt in public life.
(b) Temperance.
(c) Religious strife.
(d) Polytheism.

3. What does Chesterton say should not be done with mythologies?
(a) Study them scientifically.
(b) See them as merely fanciful stories.
(c) Read them as representative of religion.
(d) Try to relate to them.

4. According to Chesterton, what do mythologies have the power to do?
(a) None of these.
(b) Provide insight into a belief system.
(c) Unify societies.
(d) Display common themes that are universal truths.

5. What does Chesterton say of the Roman polytheism before the time of Christ?
(a) All of these.
(b) The gods became more localized.
(c) The gods took on a more domestic nature.
(d) The gods became closer to people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chesterton claim as a fundamental fact of all civilizations before Christ?

2. Which of the following is a point Chesterton makes regarding the government of early man?

3. How does Chesterton interpret the title of the book, "The Evolution of the Idea of God"?

4. According to Chesterton, how do civilization and barbarism interact?

5. If men were like other animals, what does Chesterton argue that we should see?

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