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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: On the Man Called Christ, Chapter V: The Escape from Paganism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What aspect of the cave-man does Chesterton find greatly important?
(a) Language.
(b) The huge difference between cave men and apes.
(c) The artistry of cave drawings.
(d) The emergence of religion.

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

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

4. What does Chesterton say the cross represents?
(a) Finality.
(b) The joining of two elements.
(c) Breaking out of the circle.
(d) Truth in every direction.

5. What does Chesterton say about epochs of nomadism or matriarchy in history and prehistory?
(a) Men were the natural heads of families.
(b) The are indicative of tribal forms of civilization.
(c) They were short lived aberrations from the natural family form.
(d) None of them worked successfully because they no longer exist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chesterton say of society and the church during the rise of Christianity?

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

3. What does Chesterton insist is a common error?

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

5. Which of the following is imagery that Chesterton says is important from the Christmas story?

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