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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 III: The Antiquity of Civilisation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What personage from Troy does Chesterton say created an archetype and impacted history?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Hector.
(c) Helen.
(d) Achilles.

2. Who does Chesterton say would be the second best judge of Christianity?
(a) A Christian.
(b) A Confucian.
(c) An atheist.
(d) An agnostic.

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

4. What does Chesterton say is important when viewing mankind?
(a) Realizing what a strange animal he is.
(b) Seeing him through the eyes of religion.
(c) Separating him from historical explanations.
(d) Not comparing him to other animals.

5. What does Chesterton take as evidence that evolution is flawed as a way to define the origins of man?
(a) None of these.
(b) The changing nature of the theories.
(c) The fact that mankind is apparently not evolving now.
(d) The missing link.

Short Answer Questions

1. What support does Egypt give to Chesterton's argument?

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

3. What does Chesterton label as the biggest weakness of science in trying to understand the origins of man?

4. Chesterton claims the holy trinity is an upside version of what?

5. What does Chesterton say about epochs of nomadism or matriarchy in history and prehistory?

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