This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: On the Creature Called Man, Chapter II: Professors and Prehistoric Men.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What does Chesterton label as the biggest weakness of science in trying to understand the origins of man?
(a) The scientists.
(b) None of these.
(c) The inability to experiment or directly observe.
(d) Theories that are sensational but untrue.

3. Which of the following is something Chesterton says future scientists will deduce from 20th Century initials carved in stone?
(a) The 20th Century had no religion.
(b) All of these.
(c) The 20th Century had no cursive or small letters.
(d) The 20th Century did not practice the art of sculpture.

4. What happens when an onlooker tries to envision the church as a member of a throng of superstitions lobbying for believers?
(a) One sees the difference of the church from other religions.
(b) God becomes non-existent.
(c) One can see clearly the universal truth of all religions.
(d) The future of the church becomes uncertain.

5. In Part I, Chapter 1, which of the following does Chesterton recommend doing?
(a) Rejecting science.
(b) Maintaining a universal perspective.
(c) Turning to religion for answers.
(d) Accepting mankind without explaining it.