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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 IV: God and Comparative Religion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chesterton propose to accomplish in the book "The Everlasting Man"?
(a) Convert the disbelieving to Christianity.
(b) Show the uniqueness of the Christian church and of man.
(c) Disprove modern anthropological theories of the origins of mankind.
(d) Explain the importance of the religion.

2. If man was once no more than an animal, what does does Chesterton say might be entertained?
(a) Animals doing things in the providence of man.
(b) The intervention of God.
(c) That he might return to be one again.
(d) None of these.

3. What does Chesterton refer to as a cornerstone of humanity?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Monotheism.
(c) The book of Job.
(d) The Old Testament.

4. What happens when an onlooker tries to envision the church as a member of a throng of superstitions lobbying for believers?
(a) One sees the difference of the church from other religions.
(b) God becomes non-existent.
(c) The future of the church becomes uncertain.
(d) One can see clearly the universal truth of all religions.

5. What two civilizations does Chesterton use for evidence against much of the belief in his time about cave men?
(a) Egypt and Mazatlan.
(b) Egypt and Babylon.
(c) Rome and Greece.
(d) Egypt and Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chesterton claims the holy trinity is an upside version of what?

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

3. What statement is intuitively understood, according to Chesterton, regarding the cave paintings?

4. What does Chesterton label as the biggest weakness of science in trying to understand the origins of man?

5. How does Chesterton classify the natural progression of myth and religion?

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