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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. What does Chesterton say is a danger when analyzing mythologies?
(a) None of these.
(b) That they may seem to be understood.
(c) That it would be too easy to get lost in the subtleties.
(d) That it is a futile pursuit because they are meaningless.

2. In Part I, Chapter 1, which of the following does Chesterton recommend doing?
(a) Maintaining a universal perspective.
(b) Turning to religion for answers.
(c) Rejecting science.
(d) Accepting mankind without explaining it.

3. Which of the following does Chesterton say of myths?
(a) They are not a religion.
(b) All of these.
(c) They do not provide mankind with a creed.
(d) They meet some of the needs of a religion.

4. When morality and faith in the gods was crumbling in Rome, what else does Chesterton say was crumbling?
(a) Desire for violence.
(b) Intellectuality and philosophy.
(c) The hope for mankind.
(d) Curiosity.

5. How does Chesterton interpret the title of the book, "The Evolution of the Idea of God"?
(a) How God changes to suit the needs of every time and place.
(b) The growth of understanding morality.
(c) I will show you how this nonsensical notion that there is a God grew up among men.
(d) How mankind has lost their way.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Chesterton characterize the approach of Hannibal to Rome?

2. From what does Chesterton's friend say the spire of a village church is originated?

3. What does Chesterton say is missing from the popular depiction of prehistory?

4. What does Chesterton say is the relationship between reason and religion?

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

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