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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: On the Man Called Christ, Chapter V: The Escape from Paganism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Chesterton, how does monotheism become polytheistic?
(a) Mankind fears the largeness of a single god and so creates others.
(b) Through the amalgamation of other pagan religions.
(c) None of these.
(d) Dissention about the details of the one God create different versions of what was originally just one.

2. Among whom does Chesterton assert that claims of divinity are common?
(a) Lunatics.
(b) Mystics.
(c) Sages and prophets.
(d) Founders of religion.

3. What does Chesterton say is the main fault with comparing religions?
(a) False classification masks the uniqueness of the church.
(b) Confucianism is not a religion.
(c) They do not resemble each other.
(d) All of these.

4. What emotions does Chesterton say a first time reader of the New Testament would experience?
(a) Anger and revulsion.
(b) Awe and wonder.
(c) Sadness and loss.
(d) Surprise and fear.

5. In Part I, Chapter 1, which of the following does Chesterton recommend doing?
(a) Maintaining a universal perspective.
(b) Rejecting science.
(c) Turning to religion for answers.
(d) Accepting mankind without explaining it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chesterton say God provided in the story of Jesus Christ?

2. To what popular religious practice of his time does Chesterton object?

3. What does Chesterton say created the opportunity for opulence and moral degradation to enter into mainstream life in Rome?

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

5. What does Chesterton attempt to prove by the universality of clothes?

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