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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 difference does Chesterton assert between the antiquity of Egypt and Babylon on one hand and the antiquity of China on the other?
(a) Egypt and Babylon are linked to biblical places.
(b) Egypt and Babylon are part of his cultural tradition.
(c) Egypt and Babylon are both fallen cultures.
(d) The refinement of the Chinese culture sets it apart from the others.

2. What place does Chesterton say was the center of antiquity?
(a) Mecca.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Babylon.
(d) The Mediterranean.

3. How does Chesterton summarize the substance of pagan beliefs and mythologies?
(a) An attempt to reach divine reality through the imagination.
(b) Devoid of depth.
(c) Colorful forms of entertainment.
(d) The worshipping of pieces of God.

4. What does Chesterton say is the simplest truth about mankind?
(a) Mankind is the only religious being.
(b) Mankind is a microcosm of the universe.
(c) Mankind is made in the image of God.
(d) Mankind is a very strange being.

5. Where does Chesterton say the history of Rome is best understood?
(a) None of these.
(b) In her politics.
(c) In the whispers behind doors.
(d) In the blood of the Colosseum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chesterton imply made the difference in the battle of Carthage and Rome?

2. To what description of the life of the cave-man does Chesterton especially object?

3. Which one of the following is NOT, according to Chesterton, one of the great mysteries?

4. Why does Chesterton say men fight?

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

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