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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 VI: The Demons and the Philosophers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Chesterton give for acts of cannibalism?
(a) It is practical for those without the morality to know it is an abomination.
(b) The people believe the power of life is transferable.
(c) The lack of a true creed and religion.
(d) The people are doing the worst thing they can imagine.

2. If man was once no more than an animal, what does does Chesterton say might be entertained?
(a) Animals doing things in the providence of man.
(b) The intervention of God.
(c) None of these.
(d) That he might return to be one again.

3. What place does Chesterton say was the center of antiquity?
(a) Babylon.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Mecca.
(d) The Mediterranean.

4. Which of the following best describes Chesterton's view of the theory of evolution?
(a) It is irrelevant to and disconnected from his topic.
(b) It is blasphemous.
(c) It is a mistaken scientific fad.
(d) It is useful to explain the world in conjunction with God.

5. What does Chesterton say is the main fault with comparing religions?
(a) All of these.
(b) False classification masks the uniqueness of the church.
(c) They do not resemble each other.
(d) Confucianism is not a religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chesterton say is important when viewing mankind?

2. What does Chesterton take as evidence that evolution is flawed as a way to define the origins of man?

3. According to Chesterton, how much did the philosophies of the great thinkers like Aristotle influence the religious spirit of the time?

4. What example does Chesterton give about how the church must be viewed?

5. What does Chesterton say the cross represents?

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