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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: On the Creature Called Man, Chapter VIII: The End of the World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what does Chesterton's friend say the spire of a village church is originated?
(a) The peak of a mountain.
(b) Phallic worship of antiquity.
(c) Pointing to the heavens.
(d) An attempt to reach closer to God.

2. What does Chesterton say is the natural result of religion in the home?
(a) Polytheism.
(b) Temperance.
(c) Revolt in public life.
(d) Religious strife.

3. What importance does Chesterton give to the pace at which things go?
(a) The pace at which things go makes no difference on how we perceive them.
(b) The real question is in why they go at all.
(c) The pace at which things go determines their importance and influence.
(d) A fast pace makes things seem like a miracle.

4. Which one of the following is NOT, according to Chesterton, one of the great mysteries?
(a) The origin of mankind.
(b) The origin of the universe.
(c) The origin of life.
(d) The origin of God.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part I, Chapter 1, which of the following does Chesterton recommend doing?

2. What does Chesterton say is most present in the mind of man?

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

4. What does Chesterton say has been done too much to mythologies of the world?

5. When morality and faith in the gods was crumbling in Rome, what else does Chesterton say was crumbling?

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