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The Everlasting Man | Quiz

G. K. Chesterton
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The Everlasting Man | Quiz

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1)

What does Chesterton say is a danger when analyzing mythologies? (from Part I: On the Creature Called Man, Chapter V: Man and Mythologies)

None of these.
That it would be too easy to get lost in the subtleties.
That it is a futile pursuit because they are meaningless.
That they may seem to be understood.
2)

According to Chesterton, how much of the church as ever been threatened by extinction? (from Part II: On the Man Called Christ, Chapter VI: The Five Deaths of the Faith)

The superficial practices.
All of it but a ghost.
None of it.
Perhaps up to half.
3)

What does Chesterton say about superstition? (from Part I: On the Creature Called Man, Chapter VI: The Demons and the Philosophers)

All of these.
It is closely related to agnosticism.
It is a very human and intelligible sentiment.
It assumes we do not know the laws of the universe.
4)

What does Chesterton say is the relationship between reason and religion? (from Part I: On the Creature Called Man, Chapter V: Man and Mythologies)

They work together to create a whole.
They appease each other.
They are two sides of our world view.
They are separate, except in Christendom.
5)

What does Chesterton say the cross represents? (from Part I: On the Creature Called Man, Chapter VI: The Demons and the Philosophers)

Truth in every direction.
Finality.
Breaking out of the circle.
The joining of two elements.
6)

What kind of paganism does Chesterton say they practiced in Rome? (from Part I: On the Creature Called Man, Chapter VIII: The End of the World)

The worst kind.
The best kind.
The kind that is more human than godly.
The forgotten kind.
7)

According to Chesterton, what makes the enduring quality of the church so remarkable? (from Part II: On the Man Called Christ, Chapter VI: The Five Deaths of the Faith)

The ever increasing number of believers.
The constant persecution of Christians.
The timelessness of the written text.
It has survived great social changes and upheavals.
8)

What does Chesterton intend his concluding chapter to be? (from Conclusion: The Summary of This Book and Appendices)

The culmination of his arguments.
His final argument of position.
A summary and outline of history.
An alternate point of view.
9)

What does say Chesterton say would have been very different if the battle between Carthage and Rome were different? (from Part I: On the Creature Called Man, Chapter VII: The War of the Gods and Demons)

The world.
Christendom.
The common face of religion.
The struggle which established Christendom.
10)

What does Chesterton say of the dark side of paganism or mythology? (from Part I: On the Creature Called Man, Chapter VI: The Demons and the Philosophers)

They have a feeling of no nonsense about them.
It is less poetical than the light side.
All of these.
It is more practical than the light side.
11)

What does Chesterton determine is unique about Christ in comparison with the founders of the other major religions? (from Part II: On the Man Called Christ, Chapter III: The Strangest Story in the World)

The enduring quality of his teachings.
His ability to heal.
His missing childhood.
His claim to divinity.
12)

What does Chesterton insist is a common error? (from Part I: On the Creature Called Man, Chapter VIII: The End of the World)

To insist on the smallness of the Mediterranean world in which all of this occurred.
To oversimply the end of Rome.
To think that things would have gone on as they had always been.
To not give Romans their due.
13)

What sentiment does Chesterton says pervades the ideologies of the far east? (from Part I: On the Creature Called Man, Chapter VI: The Demons and the Philosophers)

The need for social order.
The spirit of repetition and recurrence.
Spirituality through physical beauty.
Focus on the self.
14)

What does Chesterton claim the Christian church is not and never has been? (from Part II: On the Man Called Christ, Chapter IV: The Witness of the Heretics)

Fanatical.
Logical.
Purely human.
Beyond reason.
15)

According to Chesterton, why are pagan religions so successful and enduring? (from Part I: On the Creature Called Man, Chapter V: Man and Mythologies)

They are the only way available to glimpse god.
They have seeds of truth.
They combine reason and religion.
Mankind finds it natural and empowering to worship something.
16)

What evidence does Chesterton present to support his claim that Christ was many sided? (from Part II: On the Man Called Christ, Chapter II: The Riddles of the Gospel)

All the different things historians and popular theories claim he was.
The enduring quality of his teachings.
The complexity of the church doctrine.
The spectrum of emotion in the Gospels.
17)

Which of the following accusations of the Church does Chesterton refute? (from Part II: On the Man Called Christ, Chapter IV: The Witness of the Heretics)

All of these.
That it became strong because it was the official religion of Rome.
That it was anti-nature and anti-life.
That is was Manichean.
18)

Which of the following is NOT one of the three distinct things that make up one in the Christmas story? (from Part II: On the Man Called Christ, Chapter I: The God in the Cave)

A challenge and a fight.
A philosophy larger than other philosophies.
An omnipresent divinity.
The human instinct for heaven as literal as home.
19)

Which of the following does Chesterton say is an important element in the Christian faith? (from Part II: On the Man Called Christ, Chapter V: The Escape from Paganism)

The duality of heaven and hell.
The master suffering instead of his servants.
The concept of a single life on earth.
Rebirth.
20)

What statement does Chesterton make about Wells's outline of the world? (from Conclusion: The Summary of This Book and Appendices)

It's proportions are wrong.
All of these answers.
It is only wrong as an outline.
It is a fascinating disquisition on history.
21)

What does Chesterton imply made the difference in the battle of Carthage and Rome? (from Part I: On the Creature Called Man, Chapter VII: The War of the Gods and Demons)

The financial backing.
The dedication of the soldiers.
The prowess of their military commanders.
The nature of their religion.
22)

What does Chesterton say a newcomer would notice is NOT in the New Testament? (from Part II: On the Man Called Christ, Chapter II: The Riddles of the Gospel)

Platitudes.
Descriptions.
The direct influence of God.
Explanations.
23)

What does Chesterton say would have happened if Christ had not come when he did? (from Part I: On the Creature Called Man, Chapter VIII: The End of the World)

None of these.
The world would have started worshipping demons.
There would have been a void that would have asphyxiated mankind.
Pagan religion would have kept endlessly changing.
24)

What emotions does Chesterton say a first time reader of the New Testament would experience? (from Part II: On the Man Called Christ, Chapter II: The Riddles of the Gospel)

Sadness and loss.
Awe and wonder.
Surprise and fear.
Anger and revulsion.
25)

Which of the following does Chesterton say of myths? (from Part I: On the Creature Called Man, Chapter V: Man and Mythologies)

All of these.
They meet some of the needs of a religion.
They are not a religion.
They do not provide mankind with a creed.
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