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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. Chesterton says cave men cannot be compared to what?
(a) Modern savages.
(b) Other primates.
(c) Modern artists.
(d) Anthropological projections.

2. How does Chesterton characterize the approach of Hannibal to Rome?
(a) Like a dark supernatural power.
(b) Riding on the glory of the gods.
(c) Like a hot knife slicing through the resistance.
(d) Like the reckoning for unholiness.

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

4. What does Chesterton imply made the difference in the battle of Carthage and Rome?
(a) The dedication of the soldiers.
(b) The prowess of their military commanders.
(c) The financial backing.
(d) The nature of their religion.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What opinion does Chesterton hold of the concept "realpolitik," or the notion that men fight for material purposes?

2. What does Chesterton call the death of Jesus?

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

4. What evidence does Chesterton find in the history of Babylonia?

5. In Part I, Chapter VII, what new thing does Chesterton say we need?

(see the answer key)

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