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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. Which of the following is a way in which Chesterton describes faith?
(a) A philosophy.
(b) A pattern.
(c) A picture.
(d) A mythology.

2. According to Chesterton, what was Rome?
(a) The end of paganism.
(b) A lone beacon in an age of darkness.
(c) Necessary for the arrival of Christ.
(d) The pinnacle of man's ability on earth without God.

3. Which of the following does Chesterton note it is important to remember about the psychology of myths?
(a) They contain all shades of insincerity.
(b) All of these.
(c) They are often strictly local.
(d) They contain all shades of sincerity.

4. What does Chesterton say about Rome in the 4th Century?
(a) It was the ruins of a civilization.
(b) It had no moral system in place.
(c) It was undeniably a civilization.
(d) It was barbarous.

5. What does Chesterton say of the more advanced non-western cultures?
(a) They were more barbaric and their religion darker.
(b) They had more fanciful and less dark mythologies.
(c) They were more enlightened and closer to monotheism.
(d) They had stricter moral rules of relgious conduct.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Chesterton give that the experiences of the three initial elements of religion cannot be responsible for the rise of mysticism?

2. What does Chesterton call Islam?

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

4. What does Chesterton say started to infect Rome and weaken her moral standing?

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

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