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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 II: The Riddles of the Gospel.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What form of humanity does Chesterton claim is the unit of the state, or the cell that makes up the formation?
(a) Tribes.
(b) Motherhood.
(c) Male lineage.
(d) Family.

2. What additional paradox does Chesterton see in the Christmas story?
(a) The light of God arriving in the dark.
(b) None of these.
(c) The human birth with the celestial marker.
(d) The importance and insignificance of the gathering.

3. What does Chesterton say is important to note about the Iliad, the story of Troy?
(a) It is representative of the artistic sensibilities of the time.
(b) That its sympathies are with the vanquished not the victor.
(c) None of these.
(d) It shows us who the Greeks were.

4. What does Chesterton think physical anthropologists do to excess?
(a) Invest themselves into their theories.
(b) Name the objects of their theories.
(c) Theorize from very little evidence.
(d) Glorify their theories.

5. What happens when an onlooker tries to envision the church as a member of a throng of superstitions lobbying for believers?
(a) God becomes non-existent.
(b) One sees the difference of the church from other religions.
(c) One can see clearly the universal truth of all religions.
(d) The future of the church becomes uncertain.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Chesterton describe the concept of monotheism?

2. What evidence does Chesterton present to support his claim that Christ was many sided?

3. What does Chesterton say has been done too much to mythologies of the world?

4. What religious activity does Chesterton align with Carthage?

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

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