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

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

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

4. Among whom does Chesterton assert that claims of divinity are common?
(a) Lunatics.
(b) Sages and prophets.
(c) Mystics.
(d) Founders of religion.

5. What abyss in the unity of the absolute does Chesterton reference?
(a) The three Marys.
(b) The moment when God had been forsaken of God.
(c) None of these.
(d) Christ rising from the grave.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chesterton think of the theory that mankind is solely motivated by economic reasons of subsistence?

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

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

4. What does Chesterton say about the story of Good Friday?

5. What does the intellectual distinction that Chesterton sees in Christ suggest to him?

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