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

2. How does Chesterton summarize the substance of pagan beliefs and mythologies?
(a) The worshipping of pieces of God.
(b) An attempt to reach divine reality through the imagination.
(c) Devoid of depth.
(d) Colorful forms of entertainment.

3. What connection does Chesterton make between the boy and the cave-man?
(a) They have the same primal urges.
(b) They both draw animals for the same reasons.
(c) They share the same innocent interpretation of life.
(d) They transcend their heritage.

4. What does Chesterton compare to the variation found in cheeses or wine?
(a) The theories of scientists to explain the same phenomenon.
(b) The variations within the Church of Christ.
(c) The way mankind worships the one true God.
(d) The forms of paganism.

5. What commonality does Chesterton give to the three elements from which religion supposedly arose?
(a) They each had direct influence on the well being of the people.
(b) They already carried a mystical sentiment.
(c) All of these.
(d) They had to do with life and death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chesterton propose to do in order to explain the faults of comparative religion?

2. What personage from Troy does Chesterton say created an archetype and impacted history?

3. What place does Chesterton say was the center of antiquity?

4. Which of the following is a point Chesterton makes regarding the government of early man?

5. Which one of the following is NOT, according to Chesterton, one of the great mysteries?

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