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. Which of the following is NOT one of the elements Chesterton says are popularly believed to be the root of religion?
(a) The harvest and resurrection of growing corn.
(b) The question of our origins and purpose.
(c) The leader of the tribe.
(d) Dreams.

2. What example does Chesterton give about how the church must be viewed?
(a) With the wonder of somebody seeing it for the first time.
(b) With the detached impartiality of a martian.
(c) From the daily experiences within it.
(d) With the eyes of an anthropologist.

3. What does Chesterton think physical anthropologists do to excess?
(a) Invest themselves into their theories.
(b) Name the objects of their theories.
(c) Glorify their theories.
(d) Theorize from very little evidence.

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

5. What tactic does Chesterton recommend that people use to see Christianity more fairly?
(a) Pretend it is a foreign pagan religion and give it the same respect.
(b) Talk to foreigners about Christianity and accept their views.
(c) Dabble in another religion to have something for comparison.
(d) Temporarily embrace it as a faith to see it from the inside.