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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 say is most present in the mind of man?
(a) His existence itself.
(b) Survival.
(c) Reproduction.
(d) Fear.

2. What literary technique does Chesterton admire in the Gospels?
(a) Parallel plots.
(b) A story within a story.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Comparative degrees.

3. What does Chesterton determine is unique about Christ in comparison with the founders of the other major religions?
(a) His claim to divinity.
(b) His ability to heal.
(c) His missing childhood.
(d) The enduring quality of his teachings.

4. What evidence does Chesterton find in the history of Babylonia?
(a) Nomads who do not evolve into a more civilized state.
(b) A society that has no evidence of being nomadic.
(c) Evidence to refute the commonly held notion of barbarism and civilization.
(d) All of these.

5. What does Chesterton claim as a fundamental fact of all civilizations before Christ?
(a) The insignificance of the individual before the state.
(b) The fear of mystical leaders.
(c) The ineffectiveness of mystic rule.
(d) The monopoly of religion to those with power.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Chesterton says cave men cannot be compared to what?

3. What does Chesterton call the death of Jesus?

4. What does Chesterton say of the Roman polytheism before the time of Christ?

5. What support does Egypt give to Chesterton's argument?

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