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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 V: Man and Mythologies.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is a point Chesterton makes regarding the government of early man?
(a) They had no widely spread form of government.
(b) Their leaders were mystics.
(c) Their government was not headed by a leader like the "Old Man."
(d) We know nothing regarding their government.

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) With the eyes of an anthropologist.
(d) From the daily experiences within it.

3. What reason does Chesterton give that the experiences of the three initial elements of religion cannot be responsible for the rise of mysticism?
(a) Religion is much more complex than the mingling of three experiences.
(b) They are also the experiences of animals who have not become mystics.
(c) They do not provide truth.
(d) No cave art depicts these three things.

4. What does Chesterton refer to as a cornerstone of humanity?
(a) The Old Testament.
(b) Monotheism.
(c) Christianity.
(d) The book of Job.

5. How does Chesterton describe the concept of monotheism?
(a) The Everest of spirituality.
(b) The necessary end of all evolving religion.
(c) As large and easy to live with as the sky.
(d) A terrifying notion for the small minded.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Chesterton interpret the title of the book, "The Evolution of the Idea of God"?

2. What happens when an onlooker tries to envision the church as a member of a throng of superstitions lobbying for believers?

3. What connection does Chesterton make between the boy and the cave-man?

4. According to Chesterton, why are pagan religions so successful and enduring?

5. According to Chesterton, how do mythologies differ from religion?

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