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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 religious activity does Chesterton align with Carthage?
(a) Prayers for materialistic ends.
(b) All of these.
(c) Devil worship.
(d) Infanticide.

2. What does Chesterton call the death of Socrates?
(a) Unavoidable.
(b) An interruption in his teaching.
(c) Inconsequential.
(d) Symbolic of the time.

3. What opinion does Chesterton hold of the concept "realpolitik," or the notion that men fight for material purposes?
(a) It is a simplistic rendering of a complex problem.
(b) It is true unless the men have religion.
(c) It is an almost insanely unreal concept.
(d) None of these.

4. What does Chesterton say of the Roman polytheism before the time of Christ?
(a) The gods became closer to people.
(b) The gods became more localized.
(c) All of these.
(d) The gods took on a more domestic nature.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Chesterton say the history of Rome is best understood?

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

3. What does Chesterton call the death of Jesus?

4. What personage from Troy does Chesterton say created an archetype and impacted history?

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

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