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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. Among whom does Chesterton assert that claims of divinity are common?
(a) Founders of religion.
(b) Mystics.
(c) Lunatics.
(d) Sages and prophets.

2. What does Chesterton say is strong roots for humanity?
(a) Having foes to keep us united.
(b) Religious meeting places.
(c) History.
(d) Links to our agrarian past.

3. Which one of the following is NOT, according to Chesterton, one of the great mysteries?
(a) The origin of mankind.
(b) The origin of the universe.
(c) The origin of God.
(d) The origin of life.

4. Why does Chesterton claim that some people have difficulty perceiving Christianity correctly?
(a) All of these.
(b) They are too close to it.
(c) Their personal experiences as Christians get in the way.
(d) They cannot separate the religion from history.

5. What opinion does Chesterton hold of the concept "realpolitik," or the notion that men fight for material purposes?
(a) None of these.
(b) It is a simplistic rendering of a complex problem.
(c) It is true unless the men have religion.
(d) It is an almost insanely unreal concept.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chesterton attempt to prove by the universality of clothes?

2. To what popular religious practice of his time does Chesterton object?

3. Where does Chesterton say the history of Rome is best understood?

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

5. In Part I, Chapter VII, what new thing does Chesterton say we need?

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