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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 does Chesterton say the Catholic faith utilizes?
(a) The philosophy of stories.
(b) Pagan roots.
(c) Scare tactics.
(d) Blind faith.

2. What does Chesterton call the death of Jesus?
(a) The act of greatest consequence.
(b) Preordained.
(c) The objective of his mission.
(d) Timeless.

3. In what way does Chesterton say the the Christian is worse than the pagan in examples such as Mexico and Carthage?
(a) He is worse because it is his business to be better.
(b) He is worse because he is better at justifying his actions.
(c) He is worse because he is more evolved.
(d) He is worse because he inflicts his wrath on other peoples.

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

5. What does Chesterton say of the dark side of paganism or mythology?
(a) It is less poetical than the light side.
(b) All of these.
(c) They have a feeling of no nonsense about them.
(d) It is more practical than the light side.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chesterton say about Rome in the 4th Century?

2. Among whom does Chesterton assert that claims of divinity are common?

3. What happens when an onlooker tries to envision the church as a member of a throng of superstitions lobbying for believers?

4. What commonality does Chesterton give to the three elements from which religion supposedly arose?

5. What practice does Chesterton say that Christ started by his teachings?

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