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. How does Chesterton interpret the title of the book, "The Evolution of the Idea of God"?
(a) The growth of understanding morality.
(b) I will show you how this nonsensical notion that there is a God grew up among men.
(c) How mankind has lost their way.
(d) How God changes to suit the needs of every time and place.

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

3. What difference does Chesterton assert between the antiquity of Egypt and Babylon on one hand and the antiquity of China on the other?
(a) Egypt and Babylon are both fallen cultures.
(b) Egypt and Babylon are part of his cultural tradition.
(c) The refinement of the Chinese culture sets it apart from the others.
(d) Egypt and Babylon are linked to biblical places.

4. Why does Chesterton claim that some people have difficulty perceiving Christianity correctly?
(a) All of these.
(b) Their personal experiences as Christians get in the way.
(c) They are too close to it.
(d) They cannot separate the religion from history.

5. What does Chesterton say is the simplest truth about mankind?
(a) Mankind is a microcosm of the universe.
(b) Mankind is the only religious being.
(c) Mankind is made in the image of God.
(d) Mankind is a very strange being.