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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 V: Man and Mythologies.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chesterton says cave men cannot be compared to what?
(a) Other primates.
(b) Modern artists.
(c) Modern savages.
(d) Anthropological projections.

2. Who does Chesterton say would be the second best judge of Christianity?
(a) A Christian.
(b) An agnostic.
(c) An atheist.
(d) A Confucian.

3. To what popular religious practice of his time does Chesterton object?
(a) Mass in English.
(b) The worship of the entirety of mankind as a supreme being.
(c) Incorporating localized traditions into religious practice.
(d) Reading religious texts as metaphors.

4. Which of the following is something Chesterton says future scientists will deduce from 20th Century initials carved in stone?
(a) All of these.
(b) The 20th Century had no cursive or small letters.
(c) The 20th Century had no religion.
(d) The 20th Century did not practice the art of sculpture.

5. What does Chesterton say about epochs of nomadism or matriarchy in history and prehistory?
(a) None of them worked successfully because they no longer exist.
(b) Men were the natural heads of families.
(c) They were short lived aberrations from the natural family form.
(d) The are indicative of tribal forms of civilization.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Chesterton wish to view and discuss the earth?

2. What example does Chesterton give about how the church must be viewed?

3. What difference does Chesterton assert between the antiquity of Egypt and Babylon on one hand and the antiquity of China on the other?

4. Who does Chesterton claim to be the best judge of Christianity?

5. How does Chesterton say a myth must be appreciated?

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