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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 VI: The Demons and the Philosophers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Chesterton interpret the title of the book, "The Evolution of the Idea of God"?
(a) How mankind has lost their way.
(b) How God changes to suit the needs of every time and place.
(c) I will show you how this nonsensical notion that there is a God grew up among men.
(d) The growth of understanding morality.

2. What does Chesterton say has been done too much to mythologies of the world?
(a) Study them scientifically.
(b) All of these.
(c) Look for common themes.
(d) Analyze their origins.

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

4. To what description of the life of the cave-man does Chesterton especially object?
(a) All of these.
(b) Their pagan worship.
(c) The suggested violence of men to women.
(d) Their proximity to apes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chesterton describe in the introduction as if being seen for the first time?

2. According to Chesterton, how does monotheism become polytheistic?

3. How does Chesterton describe the concept of monotheism?

4. Which of the following best describes Chesterton's view of the theory of evolution?

5. If man was once no more than an animal, what does does Chesterton say might be entertained?

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