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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. If man was once no more than an animal, what does does Chesterton say might be entertained?
(a) The intervention of God.
(b) That he might return to be one again.
(c) Animals doing things in the providence of man.
(d) None of these.

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

3. Which of the following best describes Chesterton's view of the theory of evolution?
(a) It is irrelevant to and disconnected from his topic.
(b) It is blasphemous.
(c) It is a mistaken scientific fad.
(d) It is useful to explain the world in conjunction with God.

4. What does Chesterton describe in the introduction as if being seen for the first time?
(a) St. Francis slaying the dragon.
(b) A horse.
(c) The church.
(d) A cathedral.

5. What statement is intuitively understood, according to Chesterton, regarding the cave paintings?
(a) Art is the signature of man.
(b) Cave men were child-like.
(c) Cave men were closer to the beasts around them.
(d) All of these.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tactic does Chesterton recommend that people use to see Christianity more fairly?

2. Which of the following is a statement that Chesterton makes?

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the elements Chesterton says are popularly believed to be the root of religion?

4. In Part I, Chapter 1, which of the following does Chesterton recommend doing?

5. Which of the following is something Chesterton says future scientists will deduce from 20th Century initials carved in stone?

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