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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 III: The Strangest Story in the World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chesterton see in the sophisticated use of language in the Gospels?
(a) That Christ had formal schooling.
(b) Careful planning of the Gospels.
(c) A subtle and superior mind.
(d) The wisdom of those who assembled the Gospels.

2. According to Chesterton, how do civilization and barbarism interact?
(a) They return in cycles.
(b) They have always existed side-by-side.
(c) Civilization is a reaction to barbarism.
(d) None of these.

3. What does the intellectual distinction that Chesterton sees in Christ suggest to him?
(a) Control of the situation.
(b) Probable distaste for vulgar claims of divinity.
(c) Education.
(d) A mastermind.

4. What personage from Troy does Chesterton say created an archetype and impacted history?
(a) Hector.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Helen.
(d) Agamemnon.

5. Which of the following does Chesterton find striking about the story and teachings of Jesus?
(a) The order in which they come.
(b) All of these.
(c) The suggestion that he has not really come to teach.
(d) The intuitiveness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chesterton imply made the difference in the battle of Carthage and Rome?

2. What religious activity does Chesterton align with Carthage?

3. What does Chesterton say is missing from the popular depiction of prehistory?

4. What does say Chesterton say would have been very different if the battle between Carthage and Rome were different?

5. Among whom does Chesterton assert that claims of divinity are common?

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