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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 kind of paganism does Chesterton say they practiced in Rome?
(a) The kind that is more human than godly.
(b) The worst kind.
(c) The best kind.
(d) The forgotten kind.

2. 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.

3. What does Chesterton claim the evidence proves about cave men?
(a) None of these.
(b) They had no way of understanding the world.
(c) They were very much like men today.
(d) They already had organized religion.

4. What does Chesterton say is the relationship between reason and religion?
(a) They are two sides of our world view.
(b) They work together to create a whole.
(c) They appease each other.
(d) They are separate, except in Christendom.

5. Who does Chesterton claim to be the best judge of Christianity?
(a) An agnostic.
(b) A Confucian.
(c) A Christian.
(d) An atheist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What religious activity does Chesterton align with Carthage?

2. Why does Chesterton say men fight?

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

4. What does Chesterton refer to as a cornerstone of humanity?

5. What does Chesterton say are the most realistic descriptions in the New Testament?

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