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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. Despite the level of sincerity a myth might be understood, what does Chesterton say is still present?
(a) Skepticism.
(b) Superficiality.
(c) Reality and religious sentiment.
(d) Fundamental belief.

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

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

4. Which of the following is a point Chesterton makes regarding the government of early man?
(a) We know nothing regarding their government.
(b) Their government was not headed by a leader like the "Old Man."
(c) They had no widely spread form of government.
(d) Their leaders were mystics.

5. What does say Chesterton say would have been very different if the battle between Carthage and Rome were different?
(a) The world.
(b) Christendom.
(c) The struggle which established Christendom.
(d) The common face of religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chesterton say should not be done with mythologies?

2. What does Chesterton say is the natural result of religion in the home?

3. What aspect of the cave-man does Chesterton find greatly important?

4. What connection does Chesterton make between the boy and the cave-man?

5. Which of the following best describes Chesterton's view of the theory of evolution?

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